Wavecrest (SW 9672)
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Wavecrest (SW 9672) is a light, warm green from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 69, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wavecrest
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Wavecrest by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Wavecrest, 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 | Thornton Sage | 464 | 66.3 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Comforting Green | S400-2 | 72 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Glowing Green | 5007-3A | 72 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Pale Vista | 1124-2 | 71 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams green colors nearest to Wavecrest (LRV 69) by LRV.
Lighter than Wavecrest
Darker than Wavecrest
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9672 |
| Hex | #D3DCCD |
| RGB | 211, 220, 205 |
| HSL | 96°, 18%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.7, -5.7, 6.3 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wavecrest (SW 9672), published as #D3DCCD
#C1D2CB
#E5E6CD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wavecrest (SW 9672)?
- Wavecrest has an LRV of 69. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wavecrest is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Wavecrest in another brand?
- Thornton Sage (BM 464) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Wavecrest warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Wavecrest as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.3; 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.