Glacier Bay (SW 9626)
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Glacier Bay (SW 9626) is a light, neutral off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Glacier Bay
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Glacier Bay by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Glacier Bay, 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 | Horizon | 1478 | 72.8 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Statuesque | MQ3-23 | 73.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Blizzard Fog | 7006-18 | 75 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Tundra Frost | 1009-1 | 75 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Glacier Bay (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Glacier Bay
Darker than Glacier Bay
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9626 |
| Hex | #E1E1DB |
| RGB | 225, 225, 219 |
| HSL | 60°, 9%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.4, -1.1, 2.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Glacier Bay (SW 9626), published as #E1E1DB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Glacier Bay (SW 9626)?
- Glacier Bay has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Glacier Bay is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Glacier Bay in another brand?
- Tundra Frost (PPG 1009-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Glacier Bay warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Glacier Bay as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.9; 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.