Dew Drop (SW 9641)

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Dew Drop (SW 9641) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dew Drop
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dew Drop 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 Dew Drop, 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 | Mountain Mist | 868 | 70.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Echo Mist | ECC-31-2 | 72.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Emerald Ice | 7004-7 | 73 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sea Frost | 1037-1 | 70 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Dew Drop (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Dew Drop
Darker than Dew Drop
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9641 |
| Hex | #D4DCDC |
| RGB | 212, 220, 220 |
| HSL | 180°, 10%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.2, -2.7, -0.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dew Drop (SW 9641), published as #D4DCDC
#C2D2DA
#E7E6DC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dew Drop (SW 9641)?
- Dew Drop has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dew Drop is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Dew Drop in another brand?
- Sea Frost (PPG 1037-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dew Drop warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dew Drop as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.9; 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.