Frosted Fern (SW 9648)
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Frosted Fern (SW 9648) is a deep, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 38, so it reflects about 38 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Frosted Fern
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Frosted Fern by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Frosted Fern, 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 | Herbal Escape | 1487 | 40 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Woodland Sage | HDC-NT-01 | 36.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Green Tea Leaves | 5004-1C | 37 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Wandering Willow | 1031-3 | 38 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Frosted Fern (LRV 38) by LRV.
Lighter than Frosted Fern
Darker than Frosted Fern
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9648 |
| Hex | #A7A796 |
| RGB | 167, 167, 150 |
| HSL | 60°, 9%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 38 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.1, -3.1, 8.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Frosted Fern (SW 9648), published as #A7A796
#979D94
#B8B196
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Frosted Fern (SW 9648)?
- Frosted Fern has an LRV of 38. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frosted Fern is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Frosted Fern in another brand?
- Wandering Willow (PPG 1031-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Frosted Fern warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Frosted Fern as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.8; 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.