Taiga (SW 9654)
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Taiga (SW 9654) is a deep, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 21, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Taiga
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Taiga 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 Taiga, 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 | Night Train | 1567 | 22.8 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Cedar Forest | HDC-AC-22 | 20.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lush Sage | 5003-2B | 21 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Thunderbolt | 10-06 | 23 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Taiga (LRV 21) by LRV.
Lighter than Taiga
Darker than Taiga
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9654 |
| Hex | #768078 |
| RGB | 118, 128, 120 |
| HSL | 132°, 4%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.6, -5.3, 3.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Taiga (SW 9654), published as #768078
#667776
#878978
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Taiga (SW 9654)?
- Taiga has an LRV of 21. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Taiga is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Taiga in another brand?
- Cedar Forest (Behr HDC-AC-22) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Taiga warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Taiga as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.1; 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.