Scattered Showers (SW 9559)
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Scattered Showers (SW 9559) 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 Scattered Showers
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Scattered Showers 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 Scattered Showers, 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 | Englewood Cliffs | 1607 | 23.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Intergalactic | N450-5 | 21 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Academy Gray | 5001-2A | 22 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Garrison Gray | 1039-5 | 23 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Scattered Showers (LRV 22) by LRV.
Lighter than Scattered Showers
Darker than Scattered Showers
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9559 |
| Hex | #7B8285 |
| RGB | 123, 130, 133 |
| HSL | 198°, 4%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 22 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 53.9, -2.0, -2.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Scattered Showers (SW 9559), published as #7B8285
#6A7983
#8C8B85
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Scattered Showers (SW 9559)?
- Scattered Showers has an LRV of 22. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Scattered Showers is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Scattered Showers in another brand?
- Intergalactic (Behr N450-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Scattered Showers warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Scattered Showers as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.5; 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.