Dumpling (SW 9616)
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Dumpling (SW 9616) is a light, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dumpling
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dumpling 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 Dumpling, 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 | Cedar Key | 982 | 61.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Aged Beige | PPU7-09 | 62.9 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Parlour Taupe | 7003-1 | 64 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cool Concrete | 1023-2 | 64 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Dumpling (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Dumpling
Darker than Dumpling
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9616 |
| Hex | #D8D0C1 |
| RGB | 216, 208, 193 |
| HSL | 39°, 23%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.7, 0.2, 8.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dumpling (SW 9616), published as #D8D0C1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dumpling (SW 9616)?
- Dumpling has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dumpling is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Dumpling in another brand?
- Aged Beige (Behr PPU7-09) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dumpling warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dumpling as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.4; 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.