Kingston (SW 9677)
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Kingston (SW 9677) is a light, neutral gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Kingston
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Kingston 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 Kingston, 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 | Silver Crest | 1583 | 70.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Soothing Celadon | ICC-95 | 69.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Quiet Mint | 5003-1A | 70 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Secret Crush | 1135-3 | 72 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Kingston (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Kingston
Darker than Kingston
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9677 |
| Hex | #D4DCD3 |
| RGB | 212, 220, 211 |
| HSL | 113°, 11%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.9, -4.3, 3.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Kingston (SW 9677), published as #D4DCD3
#C2D2D1
#E6E6D3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Kingston (SW 9677)?
- Kingston has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Kingston is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Kingston in another brand?
- Secret Crush (PPG 1135-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Kingston warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Kingston as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.5; 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.