Storm Warning (SW 9555)
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Storm Warning (SW 9555) is a very deep, neutral brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Storm Warning
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Storm Warning by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Storm Warning, 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 | Kendall Charcoal | HC-166 | 14.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mined Coal | PPU18-18 | 14.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Wetlands | 5007-2C | 14 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Armory | 1009-6 | 15 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Storm Warning (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Storm Warning
Darker than Storm Warning
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9555 |
| Hex | #696863 |
| RGB | 105, 104, 99 |
| HSL | 50°, 3%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.0, -0.6, 3.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Storm Warning (SW 9555), published as #696863
#5A5F61
#797163
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Storm Warning (SW 9555)?
- Storm Warning has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Storm Warning is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Storm Warning in another brand?
- Kendall Charcoal (BM HC-166) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Storm Warning warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Storm Warning as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.0; 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.