Lakeside (SW 9683)
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Lakeside (SW 9683) is a medium, cool gray from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lakeside
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Lakeside 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 Lakeside, 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 | Manor Blue | 1627 | 46.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Calming Space | ICC-45 | 46.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Grey Brook | 5001-1B | 50 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Stormy | 10-14 | 49 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams gray colors nearest to Lakeside (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Lakeside
Darker than Lakeside
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9683 |
| Hex | #ADB8C0 |
| RGB | 173, 184, 192 |
| HSL | 205°, 13%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.2, -2.2, -5.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lakeside (SW 9683), published as #ADB8C0
#9BAEBE
#BFC2C0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lakeside (SW 9683)?
- Lakeside has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lakeside is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Lakeside in another brand?
- Manor Blue (BM 1627) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lakeside warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Lakeside as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -5.4; 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.