Simple Stone (SW 9521)
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Simple Stone (SW 9521) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Simple Stone
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Simple Stone 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 Simple Stone, 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 | Ice Formations | 973 | 55.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Coliseum Marble | PPU8-16 | 57.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Greyed | 6001-1B | 55 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ostrich Feather | 14-32 | 57 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Simple Stone (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Simple Stone
Darker than Simple Stone
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9521 |
| Hex | #CDC7B7 |
| RGB | 205, 199, 183 |
| HSL | 44°, 18%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.3, -0.7, 8.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Simple Stone (SW 9521), published as #CDC7B7
#BCBDB5
#DED1B7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Simple Stone (SW 9521)?
- Simple Stone has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Simple Stone is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Simple Stone in another brand?
- Ostrich Feather (PPG 14-32) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Simple Stone warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Simple Stone as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.8; 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.