Cheviot (SW 9503)
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Cheviot (SW 9503) is a very light, warm white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 89, so it reflects about 89 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cheviot
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cheviot by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Cheviot, 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 | Mountain Peak White | 2148-70 | 88.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Popped Corn | W-B-200 | 88 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pale Bloom | 7002-8 | 86 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Atrium White | 1020-1 | 85 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams white colors nearest to Cheviot (LRV 89) by LRV.
Lighter than Cheviot
Darker than Cheviot
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9503 |
| Hex | #F6F2E8 |
| RGB | 246, 242, 232 |
| HSL | 43°, 44%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 89 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 95.6, -0.4, 5.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cheviot (SW 9503), published as #F6F2E8
#E4E8E6
#FFFCE8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cheviot (SW 9503)?
- Cheviot has an LRV of 89. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cheviot is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Cheviot in another brand?
- Popped Corn (Behr W-B-200) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cheviot warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cheviot as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.3; 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.