Whirlwind (SW 9576)
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Whirlwind (SW 9576) is a light, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Whirlwind
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Whirlwind 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 Whirlwind, 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 | Sea Froth | 2107-60 | 61.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Jodhpur Tan | N180-2 | 64.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Warm Fog | 1002-10C | 67 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | River Rock | 18-02 | 62 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Whirlwind (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Whirlwind
Darker than Whirlwind
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9576 |
| Hex | #D8CFC6 |
| RGB | 216, 207, 198 |
| HSL | 30°, 19%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.6, 1.6, 5.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Whirlwind (SW 9576), published as #D8CFC6
#C7C5C4
#EAD9C6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Whirlwind (SW 9576)?
- Whirlwind has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Whirlwind is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Whirlwind in another brand?
- Jodhpur Tan (Behr N180-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Whirlwind warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Whirlwind as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.6; 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.