Serendipity (SW 9671)
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Serendipity (SW 9671) is a very light, neutral white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 84, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Serendipity
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Serendipity by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Serendipity, 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 | White Ice | 2139-70 | 83.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Queen Anne's Lace | BWC-19 | 82.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ivy Shadow | 7005-18 | 81 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Shooting Star | 1154-1 | 86 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams white colors nearest to Serendipity (LRV 84) by LRV.
Lighter than Serendipity
Darker than Serendipity
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9671 |
| Hex | #E9EDE7 |
| RGB | 233, 237, 231 |
| HSL | 100°, 14%, 92% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.3, -2.4, 2.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | White |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Serendipity (SW 9671), published as #E9EDE7
#D7E3E5
#FCF7E7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Serendipity (SW 9671)?
- Serendipity has an LRV of 84. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Serendipity is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Serendipity in another brand?
- Queen Anne's Lace (Behr BWC-19) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Serendipity warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Serendipity as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.4; 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.