Lotus Petal (SW 9697)
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Lotus Petal (SW 9697) is a light, warm off-white from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 77, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lotus Petal
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Lotus Petal 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 Lotus Petal, 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 | Sugarcane | 1185 | 72.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Stolen Kiss | MQ3-34 | 74.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Apricot Ice | 2001-2C | 80 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Peachskin | 1192-2 | 77 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams off-white colors nearest to Lotus Petal (LRV 77) by LRV.
Lighter than Lotus Petal
Darker than Lotus Petal
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9697 |
| Hex | #F3DFD6 |
| RGB | 243, 223, 214 |
| HSL | 19°, 55%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.2, 5.4, 6.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lotus Petal (SW 9697), published as #F3DFD6
#E2D5D4
#FFE9D6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lotus Petal (SW 9697)?
- Lotus Petal has an LRV of 77. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lotus Petal is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lotus Petal in another brand?
- Peachskin (PPG 1192-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lotus Petal warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Lotus Petal as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.9; 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.