Soft Suede (SW 9577)
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Soft Suede (SW 9577) is a medium, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Suede
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Soft Suede 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 Soft Suede, 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 | Alphano Beige | 989 | 54.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Wheat Bread | 720C-3 | 55.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Oatbran | 6006-1B | 56 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Synchronicity | 1021-2 | 57 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Soft Suede (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Suede
Darker than Soft Suede
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9577 |
| Hex | #D0C6B8 |
| RGB | 208, 198, 184 |
| HSL | 35°, 20%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.3, 1.1, 8.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Suede (SW 9577), published as #D0C6B8
#BFBCB6
#E1D0B8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Suede (SW 9577)?
- Soft Suede has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Suede is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Suede in another brand?
- Synchronicity (PPG 1021-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Suede warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Soft Suede as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.3; 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.