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Hidden Trail SW 9525
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Hidden Trail sits at L* 38.6, a* -1.1, b* 8.7. Its hue angle is 97° and its chroma is 8.7, 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 57%.
LRV 10.5: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 10.5, Hidden Trail is lighter than 12% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Hidden Trail
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aegean Olive | 1491 | 0.83 | Practically identical | |
| Durango | 2137-30 | 1.93 | Very close | |
| Mohegan Sage | 2138-30 | 1.94 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Hidden Trail
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Rice | 780D-7 | 0.57 | Practically identical | |
| Night Mission | N370-7 | 1.35 | Very close | |
| Windgate Hill | MQ6-24 | 1.46 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Gate | SW 6167 | 1.18 | Very close | |
| Roycroft Bronze Green | SW 2846 | 2.83 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Oak Leaf Brown | SW 7054 | 3.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Muddled Basil | SW 7745 | 3.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Prospect | SW 9615 | 3.83 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ironclad | SW 9570 | 3.86 | 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.
- Pewter Green SW 6208 · lighter, LRV 11.8
- Homestead Brown SW 7515 · lighter, LRV 12.2
- Braintree SW 9595 · lighter, LRV 12.4
- Tea Leaf SW 9604 · darker, LRV 9.2
- Roycroft Bronze Green SW 2846 · darker, LRV 8.8
- Stony Creek SW 9610 · darker, LRV 8.7
Colors that go with Hidden Trail
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Mineral Gray SW 2740 · complementary (180°)
- Tea Leaf SW 9604 · analogous (−30°)
- Rookwood Dark Green SW 2816 · analogous (+30°)
- Still Water SW 6223 · triadic (120°)
- Expressive Plum SW 6271 · triadic (240°)
Hidden Trail vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 5.5) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 10.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 6.5) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 7.4) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.