Slumber Sloth (SW 9606)
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Slumber Sloth (SW 9606) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Slumber Sloth
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Slumber Sloth by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Slumber Sloth, 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 | Smokey Taupe | 983 | 54.5 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sculptor Clay | PPU5-08 | 55.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Oatbran | 6006-1B | 56 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Synchronicity | 1021-2 | 57 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Slumber Sloth (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Slumber Sloth
Darker than Slumber Sloth
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9606 |
| Hex | #CEC5B6 |
| RGB | 206, 197, 182 |
| HSL | 38°, 20%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.9, 0.6, 8.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Slumber Sloth (SW 9606), published as #CEC5B6
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#DFCFB6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Slumber Sloth (SW 9606)?
- Slumber Sloth has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Slumber Sloth is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Slumber Sloth in another brand?
- Smokey Taupe (BM 983) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Slumber Sloth warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Slumber Sloth as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.6; 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.