Mountain Fig (SW 9690)
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Mountain Fig (SW 9690) is a very deep, cool black from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 4, so it reflects about 4 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mountain Fig
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Mountain Fig by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Mountain Fig, 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 | Blackberry Punch | CC-962 | 7.3 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Blueberry Tart | HDC-WR16-03 | 5.3 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Blue Coal | 4011-3 | 6 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Napoleon | 1013-7 | 5 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams black colors nearest to Mountain Fig (LRV 4) by LRV.
Lighter than Mountain Fig
Darker than Mountain Fig
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9690 |
| Hex | #383C49 |
| RGB | 56, 60, 73 |
| HSL | 226°, 13%, 25% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 25.4, 1.7, -8.5 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mountain Fig (SW 9690), published as #383C49
#283447
#484449
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mountain Fig (SW 9690)?
- Mountain Fig has an LRV of 4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mountain Fig is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mountain Fig in another brand?
- Blackberry Punch (BM CC-962) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.5 (noticeably different).
- Is Mountain Fig warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Mountain Fig as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.5; 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.