Willowleaf (SW 9649)
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Willowleaf (SW 9649) is a deep, warm gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 24, so it reflects about 24 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Willowleaf
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Willowleaf 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 Willowleaf, 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 | Antique Pewter | 1560 | 25.4 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Naturalist Gray | N380-5 | 25.9 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Lead Cast | 5007-2B | 24 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Smokey Sage | 11-24 | 23 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Willowleaf (LRV 24) by LRV.
Lighter than Willowleaf
Darker than Willowleaf
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9649 |
| Hex | #85877B |
| RGB | 133, 135, 123 |
| HSL | 70°, 5%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 24 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 55.8, -3.0, 6.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Willowleaf (SW 9649), published as #85877B
#757E79
#95907B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Willowleaf (SW 9649)?
- Willowleaf has an LRV of 24. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Willowleaf is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Willowleaf in another brand?
- Lead Cast (Valspar 5007-2B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Willowleaf warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Willowleaf as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.2; 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.