Accolade (SW 9516)
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Accolade (SW 9516) is a light, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Accolade
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Accolade 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 Accolade, 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 | Skipping Stone | CSP-155 | 61.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Aged Beige | PPU7-09 | 62.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Villa Grey | 6005-1B | 61 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Crushed Silk | 1024-3 | 63 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Accolade (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Accolade
Darker than Accolade
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9516 |
| Hex | #D5CEBF |
| RGB | 213, 206, 191 |
| HSL | 41°, 21%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.9, -0.1, 8.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Accolade (SW 9516), published as #D5CEBF
#C4C4BD
#E7D8BF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Accolade (SW 9516)?
- Accolade has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Accolade is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Accolade in another brand?
- Aged Beige (Behr PPU7-09) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Accolade warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Accolade as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.3; 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.