Blue Iris (SW 9687)
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Blue Iris (SW 9687) is a light, neutral off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 73, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Iris
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Blue Iris 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 Blue Iris, 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 | Full Moon | 2119-70 | 75.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Script White | N540-1 | 72.1 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Fragile Blue | 7004-10 | 71 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Wayward Winds | 1043-3 | 74 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Blue Iris (LRV 73) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Iris
Darker than Blue Iris
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9687 |
| Hex | #DCDEE0 |
| RGB | 220, 222, 224 |
| HSL | 210°, 6%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.4, -0.3, -1.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Iris (SW 9687), published as #DCDEE0
#CAD4DE
#EFE8E0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Iris (SW 9687)?
- Blue Iris has an LRV of 73. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Iris is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Iris in another brand?
- Script White (Behr N540-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Blue Iris warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Blue Iris as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.2; 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.