Limewash (SW 9589)
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Limewash (SW 9589) is a light, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 67, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Limewash
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Limewash 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 Limewash, 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 | Balboa Mist | 1549 | 65.5 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Pebbled Shore | ECC-18-2 | 66.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Warm Putty | 6006-1A | 66 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Silent Smoke | 1025-2 | 68 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Limewash (LRV 67) by LRV.
Lighter than Limewash
Darker than Limewash
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9589 |
| Hex | #DBD5CB |
| RGB | 219, 213, 203 |
| HSL | 38°, 18%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.5, 0.3, 5.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Limewash (SW 9589), published as #DBD5CB
#CACBC9
#EDDFCB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Limewash (SW 9589)?
- Limewash has an LRV of 67. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Limewash is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Limewash in another brand?
- Pebbled Shore (Behr ECC-18-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Limewash warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Limewash as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.7; 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.