Ripe Berry (SW 9689)
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Ripe Berry (SW 9689) is a very deep, cool purple from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ripe Berry
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Ripe Berry by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, 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 Ripe Berry, 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 | Super Nova | 1414 | 9.5 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Voodoo | S570-7 | 10.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Purple Fury | 4001-4C | 10 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Purple Parlor | 13-17 | 9 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams purple colors nearest to Ripe Berry (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Ripe Berry
Darker than Ripe Berry
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9689 |
| Hex | #5C5666 |
| RGB | 92, 86, 102 |
| HSL | 263°, 9%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.6, 5.9, -8.3 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ripe Berry (SW 9689), published as #5C5666
#4C4E64
#6C5F66
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ripe Berry (SW 9689)?
- Ripe Berry has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ripe Berry is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Ripe Berry in another brand?
- Voodoo (Behr S570-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Ripe Berry warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Ripe Berry as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.3; 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.