Hulett Ore (SW 9574)
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Hulett Ore (SW 9574) is a very deep, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 16, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hulett Ore
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Hulett Ore 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 Hulett Ore, 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 | Windy City | CSP-150 | 17 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Ancestral | PPU24-05 | 16.2 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Ocean Storm | 4004-2B | 16 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Gibraltar Gray | 1002-6 | 15 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Hulett Ore (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Hulett Ore
Darker than Hulett Ore
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9574 |
| Hex | #726F6C |
| RGB | 114, 111, 108 |
| HSL | 30°, 3%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.0, 0.6, 2.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hulett Ore (SW 9574), published as #726F6C
#62666A
#82786C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hulett Ore (SW 9574)?
- Hulett Ore has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hulett Ore is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Hulett Ore in another brand?
- Ancestral (Behr PPU24-05) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Hulett Ore warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Hulett Ore 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.