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Simple Stone SW 9521
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Simple Stone sits at L* 80.3, a* -0.7, b* 8.8. Its hue angle is 94° and its chroma is 8.8, 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 53%.
LRV 57.3: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 57.3, Simple Stone is lighter than 69% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Simple Stone
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revere Pewter | HC-172 | 0.87 | Practically identical | |
| Ice Formations | 973 | 0.87 | Practically identical | |
| York Gray | CW-45 | 1.27 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Simple Stone
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coliseum Marble | PPU8-16 | 0.84 | Practically identical | |
| Sandstorm | N310-3 | 1.06 | Very close | |
| Still Moment | MQ6-59 | 1.10 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Useful Gray | SW 7050 | 1.43 | Very close | |
| Mushroom | SW 9587 | 1.52 | Very close | |
| Slumber Sloth | SW 9606 | 1.75 | Very close | |
| Sedate Gray | SW 6169 | 1.79 | Very close | |
| Ancient Marble | SW 6162 | 1.81 | Very close | |
| Accolade | SW 9516 | 1.94 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Liveable Green SW 6176 · lighter, LRV 61.2
- Sedate Gray SW 6169 · lighter, LRV 60.8
- Pediment SW 7634 · lighter, LRV 61.2
- Nantucket Dune SW 7527 · darker, LRV 53.6
- Comfort Gray SW 6205 · darker, LRV 53.8
- Naturel SW 7542 · darker, LRV 53.5
Colors that go with Simple Stone
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Hyacinth Tint SW 6968 · complementary (180°)
- Touch of Sand SW 9085 · analogous (−30°)
- Frostwork SW 0059 · analogous (+30°)
- Billowy Breeze SW 9055 · triadic (120°)
- Enchant SW 6555 · triadic (240°)
Simple Stone vs popular colors
- Revere Pewter (Benjamin Moore HC-172, ΔE 0.9) is darker (LRV 55.0 vs 57.3), more blue/cool.
- Accessible Beige (Sherwin-Williams SW 7036, ΔE 2.2) is about as light, more red/pink.
- Worldly Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7043, ΔE 2.8) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.