Intrepid Grey (SW 9556)
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Intrepid Grey (SW 9556) is a light, neutral off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Intrepid Grey
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Intrepid Grey by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Intrepid 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 | Tundra | 2133-70 | 77.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Ash White | W-F-520 | 76.1 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Silver Dust | 7004-19 | 77 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Aria | 1001-2 | 77 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Intrepid Grey (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Intrepid Grey
Darker than Intrepid Grey
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9556 |
| Hex | #E0E2E0 |
| RGB | 224, 226, 224 |
| HSL | 120°, 3%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.7, -1.0, 0.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Intrepid Grey (SW 9556), published as #E0E2E0
#CED8DE
#F3ECE0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Intrepid Grey (SW 9556)?
- Intrepid Grey has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Intrepid Grey is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Intrepid Grey in another brand?
- Silver Dust (Valspar 7004-19) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Intrepid Grey warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Intrepid Grey as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.7; 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.