Touch of Grey (SW 9549)
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Touch of Grey (SW 9549) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Touch of Grey
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Touch of Grey by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Touch of Grey, 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 | Barren Plain | 2111-60 | 62.1 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Gazebo Gray | PPF-18 | 63 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Filtered Shade | 4003-1B | 60 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Elusion | 1005-2 | 63 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Touch of Grey (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Touch of Grey
Darker than Touch of Grey
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9549 |
| Hex | #D1CFCA |
| RGB | 209, 207, 202 |
| HSL | 43°, 7%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.2, -0.2, 2.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Touch of Grey (SW 9549), published as #D1CFCA
#C0C5C8
#E3D9CA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Touch of Grey (SW 9549)?
- Touch of Grey has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Touch of Grey is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Touch of Grey in another brand?
- Gazebo Gray (Behr PPF-18) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Touch of Grey warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Touch of Grey as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.7; 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.