Windchill (SW 9636)
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Windchill (SW 9636) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Windchill
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Windchill 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 Windchill, 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 | Graytint | 1611 | 68.6 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Gray Shimmer | MQ3-25 | 68.9 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Polar Star | 4005-1A | 69 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Thin Ice | 1001-3 | 71 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Windchill (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Windchill
Darker than Windchill
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9636 |
| Hex | #D5D8D7 |
| RGB | 213, 216, 215 |
| HSL | 160°, 4%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.1, -1.2, 0.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Windchill (SW 9636), published as #D5D8D7
#C3CED5
#E7E2D7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Windchill (SW 9636)?
- Windchill has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Windchill is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Windchill in another brand?
- Gray Shimmer (Behr MQ3-25) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Windchill warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Windchill 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.