Pachyderm (SW 9596)
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Pachyderm (SW 9596) is a medium, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 45, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pachyderm
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Pachyderm 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 Pachyderm, 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 | Plymouth Rock | 1543 | 42.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Rushmore Gray | HDC-CL-27G | 44.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Frappé | 6003-1B | 49 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ghost Writer | 1007-3 | 48 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Pachyderm (LRV 45) by LRV.
Lighter than Pachyderm
Darker than Pachyderm
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9596 |
| Hex | #BAB3A6 |
| RGB | 186, 179, 166 |
| HSL | 39°, 13%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.2, 0.2, 7.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pachyderm (SW 9596), published as #BAB3A6
#A9A9A4
#CBBDA6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pachyderm (SW 9596)?
- Pachyderm has an LRV of 45. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pachyderm is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pachyderm in another brand?
- Rushmore Gray (Behr HDC-CL-27G) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Pachyderm warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Pachyderm as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.5; 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.