Solitary Slate (SW 9598)
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Solitary Slate (SW 9598) 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 Solitary Slate
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Solitary Slate 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 Solitary Slate, 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 | River Silt | CSP-180 | 21.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Eagle Ridge | ECC-46-2 | 18.6 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Empire | 6003-2B | 20 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Deconstruction | 1006-6 | 18 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Solitary Slate (LRV 19) by LRV.
Lighter than Solitary Slate
Darker than Solitary Slate
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9598 |
| Hex | #80796D |
| RGB | 128, 121, 109 |
| HSL | 38°, 8%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.1, 0.5, 7.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Solitary Slate (SW 9598), published as #80796D
#71706B
#90826D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Solitary Slate (SW 9598)?
- Solitary Slate has an LRV of 19. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Solitary Slate is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Solitary Slate in another brand?
- Eagle Ridge (Behr ECC-46-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Solitary Slate warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Solitary Slate 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.