Moorstone (SW 9630)
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Moorstone (SW 9630) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Moorstone
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Moorstone by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Moorstone, 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 | Gray Owl | 2137-60 | 64.5 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silver Setting | PWL-89 | 60.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Ante Meridian | 5005-1B | 68 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tornado | 1009-2 | 65 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Moorstone (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Moorstone
Darker than Moorstone
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9630 |
| Hex | #CFD1CA |
| RGB | 207, 209, 202 |
| HSL | 77°, 7%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.5, -1.9, 3.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Moorstone (SW 9630), published as #CFD1CA
#BDC7C8
#E1DBCA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Moorstone (SW 9630)?
- Moorstone has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Moorstone is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Moorstone in another brand?
- Gray Owl (BM 2137-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Moorstone warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Moorstone as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.2; 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.