High Sierra (SW 9588)
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High Sierra (SW 9588) is a medium, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with High Sierra
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for High Sierra 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 High Sierra, 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 | Shale | 861 | 50.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Tanglewood | N320-3 | 51.3 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Oatbran | 6006-1B | 56 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ashen | 1023-3 | 53 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to High Sierra (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than High Sierra
Darker than High Sierra
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9588 |
| Hex | #C8C0B3 |
| RGB | 200, 192, 179 |
| HSL | 37°, 16%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.0, 0.6, 7.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
High Sierra (SW 9588), published as #C8C0B3
#B7B6B1
#D9CAB3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of High Sierra (SW 9588)?
- High Sierra has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so High Sierra is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to High Sierra in another brand?
- Tanglewood (Behr N320-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is High Sierra warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists High Sierra as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.6; 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.