Stony Creek (SW 9610)
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Stony Creek (SW 9610) is a very deep, neutral brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Stony Creek
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Stony Creek by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Stony Creek, 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 | Dragon's Breath | 1547 | 9.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Dominant Gray | BXC-17 | 9.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Ebony Field | 4004-2C | 9 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bark | 1007-7 | 10 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Stony Creek (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Stony Creek
Darker than Stony Creek
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9610 |
| Hex | #57534E |
| RGB | 87, 83, 78 |
| HSL | 33°, 5%, 32% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.5, 0.6, 3.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Stony Creek (SW 9610), published as #57534E
#484A4C
#665C4E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Stony Creek (SW 9610)?
- Stony Creek has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Stony Creek is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Stony Creek in another brand?
- Dominant Gray (Behr BXC-17) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Stony Creek warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Stony Creek as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.5; 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.