Carriage Stone (SW 9614)
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Carriage Stone (SW 9614) is a very deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 18, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Carriage Stone
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Carriage Stone 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 Carriage Stone, 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 | Gargoyle | 1546 | 18.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Rooftop Garden | QE-38 | 17.7 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Olive Sawdust | 6007-2C | 16 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Clam Shell | 1023-6 | 18 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Carriage Stone (LRV 18) by LRV.
Lighter than Carriage Stone
Darker than Carriage Stone
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9614 |
| Hex | #7C7466 |
| RGB | 124, 116, 102 |
| HSL | 38°, 10%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.2, 0.6, 8.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Carriage Stone (SW 9614), published as #7C7466
#6D6B65
#8B7D66
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Carriage Stone (SW 9614)?
- Carriage Stone has an LRV of 18. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Carriage Stone is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Carriage Stone in another brand?
- Rooftop Garden (Behr QE-38) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Carriage Stone warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Carriage Stone as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.9; 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.