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Touch of Grey SW 9549
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Undertone: Subtle yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Touch of Grey sits at L* 83.1, a* -0.2, b* 2.7. Its hue angle is 94° and its chroma is 2.7, so it leans yellow only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 26%.
LRV 62.4: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 62.4, Touch of Grey is lighter than 75% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Touch of Grey
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barren Plain | 2111-60 | 1.00 | Very close | |
| Lilac Hush | CSP-490 | 1.32 | Very close | |
| Abalone | 2108-60 | 1.52 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Touch of Grey
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gazebo Gray | PPF-18 | 0.55 | Practically identical | |
| Polar Fox | HDC-NT-17G | 1.01 | Very close | |
| Chic Gray | PPU26-10 | 1.21 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Chill | SW 7648 | 0.24 | Practically identical | |
| On the Rocks | SW 7671 | 0.57 | Practically identical | |
| Guild Grey | SW 9561 | 0.91 | Practically identical | |
| Skipping Rocks | SW 9551 | 1.24 | Very close | |
| Crushed Ice | SW 7647 | 1.37 | Very close | |
| Mercurial | SW 9550 | 1.58 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Serenely SW 9632 · lighter, LRV 66.3
- Winter Walk SW 9628 · lighter, LRV 66.4
- Limewash SW 9589 · lighter, LRV 66.9
- Unique Gray SW 6260 · darker, LRV 58.7
- Copen Blue SW 0068 · darker, LRV 58.6
- Touch of Sand SW 9085 · darker, LRV 58.5
Colors that go with Touch of Grey
Touch of Grey is too close to neutral (chroma 2.7) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its yellow lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Touch of Grey vs popular colors
- Crushed Ice (Sherwin-Williams SW 7647, ΔE 1.4) is lighter (LRV 65.5 vs 62.4), more yellow/warm.
- Stonington Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-170, ΔE 2.1) is darker (LRV 59.4 vs 62.4), more green.
- Repose Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7015, ΔE 2.4) is darker (LRV 58.2 vs 62.4), more yellow/warm, more saturated.