Eventide (SW 9643)
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Eventide (SW 9643) is a medium, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Eventide
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Eventide 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 Eventide, 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 | Mount Saint Anne | 1565 | 41.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Portsmouth Bay | QE-52 | 40.5 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Blue Arrow | 5001-3C | 42 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Polaris | 10-04 | 41 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Eventide (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Eventide
Darker than Eventide
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9643 |
| Hex | #A3AFAC |
| RGB | 163, 175, 172 |
| HSL | 165°, 7%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.5, -4.8, 0.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Eventide (SW 9643), published as #A3AFAC
#92A5AA
#B5B9AC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Eventide (SW 9643)?
- Eventide has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Eventide is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Eventide in another brand?
- Mount Saint Anne (BM 1565) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Eventide warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Eventide 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.