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Felted Wool SW 9171
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Felted Wool sits at L* 60.0, a* 0.3, b* 7.8. Its hue angle is 88° and its chroma is 7.8, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 42%.
LRV 28.1: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 28.1, Felted Wool is lighter than 35% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Felted Wool
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cathedral Gray | CSP-205 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gothic Arch | CSP-80 | 2.52 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Graystone | 1475 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Felted Wool
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Squirrel | N320-5 | 0.87 | Practically identical | |
| Greywood | HDC-CT-20 | 1.88 | Very close | |
| Pavement Gray | MQ6-25 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio Clay | SW 9172 | 1.13 | Very close | |
| Quarry Stone | SW 9603 | 1.27 | Very close | |
| Zeus | SW 7744 | 2.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Elephant Ear | SW 9168 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tanglewood | SW 9607 | 2.56 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Keystone Gray | SW 7504 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Urban Jungle SW 9117 · lighter, LRV 30.7
- Green Earth SW 7748 · lighter, LRV 31.1
- Sanderling SW 7513 · lighter, LRV 31.4
- Curio Gray SW 0024 · darker, LRV 26.0
- Dovetail SW 7018 · darker, LRV 25.8
- Alloy SW 9569 · darker, LRV 25.5
Colors that go with Felted Wool
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Felted Wool:
- Skyline Steel SW 1015
- Foxhall Green SW 9184
- Shoji White SW 7042
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Dusty Heather SW 9073 · complementary (180°)
- Armadillo SW 9160 · analogous (−30°)
- Evergreen Fog SW 9130 · analogous (+30°)
- Morning at Sea SW 9634 · triadic (120°)
- Autumn Orchid SW 9157 · triadic (240°)
Felted Wool vs popular colors
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 4.2) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 28.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 5.1) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 28.1), more blue/cool, more green.
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 6.6) is lighter (LRV 37.0 vs 28.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink.