Fortitude (SW 9562)
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Fortitude (SW 9562) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fortitude
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Fortitude 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 Fortitude, 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 | Silver Chain | 1472 | 56.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Titanium | PPU24-16 | 56.3 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Notre Dame | 5006-1B | 58 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Solitary State | 1009-3 | 57 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Fortitude (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Fortitude
Darker than Fortitude
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9562 |
| Hex | #C6C5C1 |
| RGB | 198, 197, 193 |
| HSL | 48°, 4%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.5, -0.4, 2.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fortitude (SW 9562), published as #C6C5C1
#B5BBBF
#D8CFC1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fortitude (SW 9562)?
- Fortitude has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fortitude is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Fortitude in another brand?
- Silver Chain (BM 1472) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fortitude warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Fortitude as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.1; 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.