Smooth Stone (SW 9568)
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Smooth Stone (SW 9568) is a deep, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 37, so it reflects about 37 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Smooth Stone
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Smooth Stone by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Smooth Stone, 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 | River Reflections | 1552 | 35.3 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | True Taupewood | PPU24-09 | 35.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Aspen Gray | 6004-2A | 34 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Hot Stone | 1007-4 | 39 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Smooth Stone (LRV 37) by LRV.
Lighter than Smooth Stone
Darker than Smooth Stone
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9568 |
| Hex | #A8A298 |
| RGB | 168, 162, 152 |
| HSL | 37°, 8%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 37 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.9, 0.4, 6.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Smooth Stone (SW 9568), published as #A8A298
#989896
#B9AC98
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Smooth Stone (SW 9568)?
- Smooth Stone has an LRV of 37. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Smooth Stone is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Smooth Stone in another brand?
- True Taupewood (Behr PPU24-09) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Smooth Stone warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Smooth Stone as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.0; 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.