Crystalline (SW 9691)
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Crystalline (SW 9691) is a light, neutral off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crystalline
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Crystalline 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 Crystalline, 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 | Cloudy Gray | 2107-70 | 77.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | White Opal | UL250-13 | 76.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ballroom Belle | 7001-9 | 75 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dusky Dawn | 1005-1 | 76 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Crystalline (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Crystalline
Darker than Crystalline
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9691 |
| Hex | #E9E3DE |
| RGB | 233, 227, 222 |
| HSL | 27°, 20%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.6, 1.2, 3.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crystalline (SW 9691), published as #E9E3DE
#D7D9DC
#FBEDDE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crystalline (SW 9691)?
- Crystalline has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crystalline is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Crystalline in another brand?
- Cloudy Gray (BM 2107-70) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Crystalline warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Crystalline as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.2; 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.