Vessel (SW 9547)
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Vessel (SW 9547) is a medium, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 58, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Vessel
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Vessel 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 Vessel, 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 | London Fog | 1541 | 56.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Winter Haze | HDC-WR14-2 | 58.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Villa Grey | 6005-1B | 61 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Swirling Smoke | 1007-2 | 59 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Vessel (LRV 58) by LRV.
Lighter than Vessel
Darker than Vessel
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9547 |
| Hex | #CDC8BF |
| RGB | 205, 200, 191 |
| HSL | 39°, 12%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.8, 0.2, 5.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vessel (SW 9547), published as #CDC8BF
#BCBEBD
#DFD2BF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Vessel (SW 9547)?
- Vessel has an LRV of 58. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Vessel is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Vessel in another brand?
- London Fog (BM 1541) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Vessel warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Vessel as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.1; 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.