Felted Wool (SW 9171)
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Felted Wool (SW 9171) is a deep, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 28, so it reflects about 28 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Felted Wool
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Felted Wool by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Felted Wool, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Cathedral Gray | CSP-205 | 26.4 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Gray Squirrel | N320-5 | 28.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Artichoke | 6003-2A | 27 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Winter Feather | 14-06 | 27 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Felted Wool (LRV 28) by LRV.
Lighter than Felted Wool
Darker than Felted Wool
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9171 |
| Hex | #979083 |
| RGB | 151, 144, 131 |
| HSL | 39°, 9%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 28 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.0, 0.3, 7.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Felted Wool (SW 9171), published as #979083
#878781
#A79A83
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Felted Wool (SW 9171)?
- Felted Wool has an LRV of 28. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Felted Wool is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Felted Wool in another brand?
- Gray Squirrel (Behr N320-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Felted Wool warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Felted Wool as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.