Gossamer Veil (SW 9165) vs Drift of Mist (SW 9166)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Gossamer Veil SW 9165 (simulated) — Gossamer Veil SW 9165#D3CEC4, LRV 62

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 62.
Warmer: Gossamer Veil, both greige (Lab b* 5.6 vs 4.4).
North rooms: Drift of Mist: keeps more brightness (L* 82.5 vs 79.0 in north light) and drifts less gray (chroma drop 3.3 vs 4.3).
Trim that works: White Flour SW 7102, #F4EFE5, LRV 87: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 2.5, noticeably different. At 2.5, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

Gossamer VeilSherwin-Williams, SW 9165LRV 62, #D3CEC4

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

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Gossamer Veil (SW 9165) is darker than Drift of Mist (SW 9166) and slightly warmer: LRV 62 vs 69, deltaE 2.5 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Gossamer Veil	Drift of Mist	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 9165	SW 9166
Hex	#D3CEC4	#DCD8D0
RGB	211, 206, 196	220, 216, 208
HSL	40°, 15%, 80%	40°, 15%, 84%
LRV (light reflectance value)	62	69	−7
Lab L*	82.9	86.5	−3.5
Lab a*	0.0	0.0	+0.0
Lab b*	5.6	4.4	+1.2
Undertone	Neutral	Neutral
Temperature	warm	neutral
Color family	Greige	Gray

Same paint, two kinds of light

Gossamer Veil (SW 9165), published as #D3CEC4

North light (cool, indirect)
#C2C4C2

South light (warm, direct)
#E5D8C4

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 7 LRV points lighter (69 vs 62), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Drift of Mist (SW 9166) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 4.4 against 5.6, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Gossamer Veil (SW 9165) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 5.6), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Gossamer Veil in other brands

Closest matches to Drift of Mist in other brands

Common questions

Is Gossamer Veil the same color as Drift of Mist?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.5. Most people can see the difference between Gossamer Veil and Drift of Mist side by side.
Which is lighter, Gossamer Veil or Drift of Mist?: Drift of Mist, with an LRV of 69 against 62.

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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.