Create (SW 9646)
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Create (SW 9646) is a medium, warm gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 58, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Create
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Create 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 Create, 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 | Vapor Trails | 1556 | 61.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Heath Gray | N380-2 | 59 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mint Glaze | 5004-1B | 60 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Metallic Mist | 1032-1 | 60 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Create (LRV 58) by LRV.
Lighter than Create
Darker than Create
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9646 |
| Hex | #C9CABF |
| RGB | 201, 202, 191 |
| HSL | 65°, 9%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.0, -2.3, 5.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Create (SW 9646), published as #C9CABF
#B8C0BD
#DBD4BF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Create (SW 9646)?
- Create has an LRV of 58. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Create is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Create in another brand?
- Heath Gray (Behr N380-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Create warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Create as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.4; 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.