Piedmont (SW 9657)
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Piedmont (SW 9657) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Piedmont
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Piedmont 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 Piedmont, 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 | Sage Tint | 458 | 57.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Blue Tequila | PPH-52 | 60 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Frosty Grass | 5003-3B | 61 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | White Clover | 10-31 | 61 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Piedmont (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Piedmont
Darker than Piedmont
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9657 |
| Hex | #C2CEC5 |
| RGB | 194, 206, 197 |
| HSL | 135°, 11%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.6, -5.7, 3.1 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Piedmont (SW 9657), published as #C2CEC5
#B0C4C3
#D4D8C5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Piedmont (SW 9657)?
- Piedmont has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Piedmont is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Piedmont in another brand?
- Frosty Grass (Valspar 5003-3B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Piedmont warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Piedmont 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.