Mountain Pass (SW 9655)
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Mountain Pass (SW 9655) is a very deep, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mountain Pass
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Mountain Pass 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 Mountain Pass, 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 | Knoxville Gray | HC-160 | 15.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Brooklyn | N440-6 | 12.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Relaxed Navy | 5001-2B | 16 | 4.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Juniper Berry | 1145-6 | 14 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Mountain Pass (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Mountain Pass
Darker than Mountain Pass
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9655 |
| Hex | #5C6A6A |
| RGB | 92, 106, 106 |
| HSL | 180°, 7%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 43.7, -5.3, -1.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mountain Pass (SW 9655), published as #5C6A6A
#4B6168
#6D736A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mountain Pass (SW 9655)?
- Mountain Pass has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mountain Pass is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mountain Pass in another brand?
- Knoxville Gray (BM HC-160) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mountain Pass warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Mountain Pass as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.8; 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.