Crushed Ice (SW 7647) vs Drift of Mist (SW 9166)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Crushed Ice SW 7647 (simulated) — Crushed Ice SW 7647#D6D3CC, LRV 66

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Drift of Mist SW 9166 (simulated) — Drift of Mist SW 9166#DCD8D0, LRV 69

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Drift of Mist, LRV 69 vs 66.
Warmer: About the same, both greige (Lab b* 3.8 vs 4.4).
North rooms: Drift of Mist keeps more brightness (L* 82.5 vs 80.7 in north light); Crushed Ice drifts less gray (chroma drop 2.3 vs 3.3).
Trim that works: Toque White SW 7003, #E7E2DA, LRV 76: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 1.3, very close. At 1.3, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.

See each color

Crushed IceSherwin-Williams, SW 7647LRV 66, #D6D3CC

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Drift of MistSherwin-Williams, SW 9166LRV 69, #DCD8D0

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Crushed Ice (SW 7647) is slightly darker than Drift of Mist (SW 9166) and about as warm: LRV 66 vs 69, deltaE 1.3 (very close).

Side by side

Measure	Crushed Ice	Drift of Mist	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7647	SW 9166
Hex	#D6D3CC	#DCD8D0
RGB	214, 211, 204	220, 216, 208
HSL	42°, 11%, 82%	40°, 15%, 84%
LRV (light reflectance value)	66	69	−3
Lab L*	84.6	86.5	−1.8
Lab a*	-0.2	0.0	−0.2
Lab b*	3.8	4.4	−0.6
Undertone	Neutral	Neutral
Temperature	neutral	neutral
Color family	Gray	Gray

Same paint, two kinds of light

Crushed Ice (SW 7647), published as #D6D3CC

North light (cool, indirect)
#C5C9CA

South light (warm, direct)
#E8DDCC

Drift of Mist (SW 9166), published as #DCD8D0

North light (cool, indirect)
#CBCECE

South light (warm, direct)
#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 Drift of Mist (SW 9166) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 3 LRV points lighter (69 vs 66), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Crushed Ice in other brands

Closest matches to Drift of Mist in other brands

Common questions

Is Crushed Ice the same color as Drift of Mist?: They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.3. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Crushed Ice and Drift of Mist.
Which is lighter, Crushed Ice or Drift of Mist?: Drift of Mist, with an LRV of 69 against 66.

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Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

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.