Crooked River (SW 9524)
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Crooked River (SW 9524) is a very deep, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 18, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crooked River
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Crooked River by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Crooked River, 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 | Rooftop Garden | CSP-765 | 19 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Pepper Mill | BXC-44 | 17.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Empire | 6003-2B | 20 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Organic | 1029-6 | 17 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Crooked River (LRV 18) by LRV.
Lighter than Crooked River
Darker than Crooked River
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9524 |
| Hex | #797869 |
| RGB | 121, 120, 105 |
| HSL | 56°, 7%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.1, -2.4, 8.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crooked River (SW 9524), published as #797869
#6A6F67
#898169
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crooked River (SW 9524)?
- Crooked River has an LRV of 18. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crooked River is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Crooked River in another brand?
- Rooftop Garden (BM CSP-765) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Crooked River warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Crooked River as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.4; 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.