Settlement (SW 9594)
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Settlement (SW 9594) is a very deep, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 19, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Settlement
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Settlement by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Settlement, 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 | Carter Gray | CW-80 | 21.9 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Eagle Ridge | ECC-46-2 | 18.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Empire | 6003-2B | 20 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cool Charcoal | 1007-6 | 20 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Settlement (LRV 19) by LRV.
Lighter than Settlement
Darker than Settlement
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9594 |
| Hex | #7E7970 |
| RGB | 126, 121, 112 |
| HSL | 39°, 6%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.0, 0.2, 5.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Settlement (SW 9594), published as #7E7970
#6F706E
#8E8270
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Settlement (SW 9594)?
- Settlement has an LRV of 19. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Settlement is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Settlement in another brand?
- Eagle Ridge (Behr ECC-46-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Settlement warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Settlement 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.