Grey Heron (SW 9566)
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Grey Heron (SW 9566) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 65, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Grey Heron
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Grey Heron 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 Grey Heron, 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 | Abalone | 2108-60 | 62 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Bowstring | T16-19 | 64.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Warm Putty | 6006-1A | 66 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Silent Smoke | 1025-2 | 68 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Grey Heron (LRV 65) by LRV.
Lighter than Grey Heron
Darker than Grey Heron
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9566 |
| Hex | #D6D2CA |
| RGB | 214, 210, 202 |
| HSL | 40°, 13%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.3, 0.0, 4.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Grey Heron (SW 9566), published as #D6D2CA
#C5C8C8
#E8DCCA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Grey Heron (SW 9566)?
- Grey Heron has an LRV of 65. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Grey Heron is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Grey Heron in another brand?
- Bowstring (Behr T16-19) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Grey Heron warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Grey Heron as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.4; 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.