Serenely (SW 9632)
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Serenely (SW 9632) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 66, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Serenely
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Serenely 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 Serenely, 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 | Pale Smoke | 1584 | 63.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Pacific Mist | ECC-34-1 | 65.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Azure Snow | 5001-1A | 68 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Winter Chill | 1036-2 | 63 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Serenely (LRV 66) by LRV.
Lighter than Serenely
Darker than Serenely
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9632 |
| Hex | #CED7D5 |
| RGB | 206, 215, 213 |
| HSL | 167°, 10%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.3, -3.4, -0.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Serenely (SW 9632), published as #CED7D5
#BCCDD3
#E1E1D5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Serenely (SW 9632)?
- Serenely has an LRV of 66. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Serenely is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Serenely in another brand?
- Pacific Mist (Behr ECC-34-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Serenely warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Serenely as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.1; 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.