Silver Tipped Sage (SW 9642)
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Silver Tipped Sage (SW 9642) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 54, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silver Tipped Sage
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Silver Tipped Sage 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 Tipped Sage, 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 | Seersucker Suit | CSP-580 | 56.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Silver Mine | PPU26-18 | 53.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Granite Dust | 5006-1C | 50 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Solitary State | 1009-3 | 57 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Silver Tipped Sage (LRV 54) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver Tipped Sage
Darker than Silver Tipped Sage
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9642 |
| Hex | #BFC2BF |
| RGB | 191, 194, 191 |
| HSL | 120°, 2%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.1, -1.6, 1.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Tipped Sage (SW 9642), published as #BFC2BF
#AEB8BD
#D1CCBF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver Tipped Sage (SW 9642)?
- Silver Tipped Sage has an LRV of 54. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silver Tipped Sage is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Silver Tipped Sage in another brand?
- Silver Mine (Behr PPU26-18) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Silver Tipped Sage warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Silver Tipped Sage as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.1; 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.