Canal Street (SW 9523)
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Canal Street (SW 9523) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Canal Street
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Canal Street 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 Canal Street, 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 | Sage Mountain | 1488 | 28.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Muted Sage | N350-5 | 27.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Sweet Carolina | 5008-2A | 29 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sylvan | 1032-4 | 29 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Canal Street (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Canal Street
Darker than Canal Street
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9523 |
| Hex | #969281 |
| RGB | 150, 146, 129 |
| HSL | 49°, 9%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.5, -1.6, 9.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Canal Street (SW 9523), published as #969281
#86887F
#A69C81
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Canal Street (SW 9523)?
- Canal Street has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Canal Street is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Canal Street in another brand?
- Sylvan (PPG 1032-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Canal Street warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Canal Street as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.5; 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.