Opalescent (SW 9686)
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Opalescent (SW 9686) is a light, neutral off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Opalescent
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Opalescent 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 Opalescent, 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 | Heaven | 2118-70 | 75.3 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lilac Champagne | 640E-2 | 75.3 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Soft Silk | 7004-2 | 76 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Wayward Winds | 1043-3 | 74 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Opalescent (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Opalescent
Darker than Opalescent
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9686 |
| Hex | #DFE0E3 |
| RGB | 223, 224, 227 |
| HSL | 225°, 7%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, 0.2, -1.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Opalescent (SW 9686), published as #DFE0E3
#CDD6E1
#F2EAE3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Opalescent (SW 9686)?
- Opalescent has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Opalescent is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Opalescent in another brand?
- Wayward Winds (PPG 1043-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Opalescent warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Opalescent as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.6; 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.