City Loft (SW 7631) vs Drift of Mist (SW 9166)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- City Loft, LRV 70 vs 69.
- Warmer
- About the same, both greige (Lab b* 5.0 vs 4.4).
- North rooms
- Drift of Mist drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.3 vs 4.1); both keep about the same brightness.
- Trim that works
- White Flour SW 7102, #F4EFE5, LRV 87: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 0.7, indistinguishable. At 0.7, pick on price, finish or availability.
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Drift of Mist
More comparisons with Drift of Mist
City Loft (SW 7631) is about as light as Drift of Mist (SW 9166) and about as warm: LRV 70 vs 69, deltaE 0.7 (indistinguishable).
Side by side
| Measure | City Loft | Drift of Mist | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7631 | SW 9166 | |
| Hex | #DFDAD1 | #DCD8D0 | |
| RGB | 223, 218, 209 | 220, 216, 208 | |
| HSL | 39°, 18%, 85% | 40°, 15%, 84% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 | 69 | +1 |
| Lab L* | 87.2 | 86.5 | +0.8 |
| Lab a* | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Lab b* | 5.0 | 4.4 | +0.6 |
| Undertone | Warm | Neutral | |
| Temperature | warm | neutral | |
| Color family | Greige | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
City Loft (SW 7631), published as #DFDAD1
#CED0CF
#F1E4D1
Drift of Mist (SW 9166), published as #DCD8D0
#CBCECE
#EEE2D0
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Which should you pick
Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.
- Pick City Loft (SW 7631) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1 LRV points lighter (70 vs 69), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to City Loft in other brands
Closest matches to Drift of Mist in other brands
Common questions
- Is City Loft the same color as Drift of Mist?
- They are indistinguishable: a CIEDE2000 difference of 0.7. Most people cannot tell City Loft and Drift of Mist apart.
- Which is lighter, City Loft or Drift of Mist?
- City Loft, with an LRV of 70 against 69.
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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.