Silver Lake (SW 9633)
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Silver Lake (SW 9633) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silver Lake
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Silver Lake 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 Silver Lake, 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 | Smoke | 2122-40 | 56.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Dusted Blue | N470-2A | 56.1 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Grey Brook | 5001-1B | 50 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Misty Surf | 1034-4 | 55 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Silver Lake (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver Lake
Darker than Silver Lake
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9633 |
| Hex | #B6C3C4 |
| RGB | 182, 195, 196 |
| HSL | 184°, 11%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.9, -4.2, -2.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Lake (SW 9633), published as #B6C3C4
#A4B9C2
#C8CDC4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver Lake (SW 9633)?
- Silver Lake has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silver Lake is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Silver Lake in another brand?
- Dusted Blue (Behr N470-2A) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Silver Lake warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Silver Lake as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.0; 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.