Peace of Mind (SW 9510)
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Peace of Mind (SW 9510) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Peace of Mind
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Peace of Mind by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Peace of Mind, 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 | Brick House Tan | CW-145 | 50.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Basic Khaki | HDC-NT-09 | 47.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Soft Stones | 6008-1C | 50 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dancing Dolphin | 1102-3 | 49 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Peace of Mind (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Peace of Mind
Darker than Peace of Mind
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9510 |
| Hex | #C4B9A3 |
| RGB | 196, 185, 163 |
| HSL | 40°, 22%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.5, 0.2, 12.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Peace of Mind (SW 9510), published as #C4B9A3
#B4AFA1
#D5C3A3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Peace of Mind (SW 9510)?
- Peace of Mind has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Peace of Mind is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Peace of Mind in another brand?
- Brick House Tan (BM CW-145) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Peace of Mind warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Peace of Mind as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.6; 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.