Symmetry (SW 9601)
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Symmetry (SW 9601) is a light, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 61, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Symmetry
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Symmetry 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 Symmetry, 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 | Rocking Chair | CSP-400 | 59.9 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Understated | BNC-02 | 59.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Desert Fortress | 2008-10B | 62 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | In The Buff | 1019-2 | 61 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Symmetry (LRV 61) by LRV.
Lighter than Symmetry
Darker than Symmetry
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9601 |
| Hex | #D5CBBE |
| RGB | 213, 203, 190 |
| HSL | 34°, 21%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.2, 1.3, 7.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Symmetry (SW 9601), published as #D5CBBE
#C4C1BC
#E7D5BE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Symmetry (SW 9601)?
- Symmetry has an LRV of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Symmetry is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Symmetry in another brand?
- Rocking Chair (BM CSP-400) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Symmetry warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Symmetry as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.7; 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.