Alloy (SW 9569)
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Alloy (SW 9569) is a deep, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 25, so it reflects about 25 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Alloy
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Alloy 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 Alloy, 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 | Castle Gate | CSP-75 | 25.8 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Concrete Sidewalk | BXC-55 | 25.4 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Artichoke | 6003-2A | 27 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Winter Feather | 14-06 | 27 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Alloy (LRV 25) by LRV.
Lighter than Alloy
Darker than Alloy
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9569 |
| Hex | #8E8A81 |
| RGB | 142, 138, 129 |
| HSL | 42°, 5%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 25 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 57.6, -0.2, 5.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Alloy (SW 9569), published as #8E8A81
#7E817F
#9E9381
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Alloy (SW 9569)?
- Alloy has an LRV of 25. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Alloy is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Alloy in another brand?
- Concrete Sidewalk (Behr BXC-55) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Alloy warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Alloy as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.3; 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.