Warm Pewter (SW 9572)
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Warm Pewter (SW 9572) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Warm Pewter
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Warm Pewter 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 Warm Pewter, 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 | Stone Harbor | 2111-50 | 43.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | City Of Bridges | BXC-16 | 42.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Ashen Grey | 6004-1C | 41 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mercurial | 1006-4 | 44 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Warm Pewter (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Warm Pewter
Darker than Warm Pewter
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9572 |
| Hex | #B4ADA6 |
| RGB | 180, 173, 166 |
| HSL | 30°, 9%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.1, 1.2, 4.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Warm Pewter (SW 9572), published as #B4ADA6
#A3A3A4
#C5B7A6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Warm Pewter (SW 9572)?
- Warm Pewter has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Warm Pewter is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Warm Pewter in another brand?
- Mercurial (PPG 1006-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Warm Pewter warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Warm Pewter as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.5; 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.