Going Grey (SW 9554)
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Going Grey (SW 9554) is a deep, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 22, so it reflects about 22 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Going Grey
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Going 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 Going 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 | Barnwood | CSP-115 | 22.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Gray Pepper | BNC-25 | 22.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mountain Smoke | 6004-2B | 23 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cool Charcoal | 1007-6 | 20 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Going Grey (LRV 22) by LRV.
Lighter than Going Grey
Darker than Going Grey
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9554 |
| Hex | #83807A |
| RGB | 131, 128, 122 |
| HSL | 40°, 4%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 22 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 53.7, 0.0, 3.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Going Grey (SW 9554), published as #83807A
#737778
#93897A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Going Grey (SW 9554)?
- Going Grey has an LRV of 22. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Going Grey is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Going Grey in another brand?
- Barnwood (BM CSP-115) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Going Grey warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Going Grey as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.7; 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.