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Skipping Rocks SW 9551
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Subtle yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Skipping Rocks sits at L* 83.4, a* -0.9, b* 3.6. Its hue angle is 104° and its chroma is 3.7, 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 33%.
LRV 62.8: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 62.8, Skipping Rocks is lighter than 76% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Skipping Rocks
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 | 1.03 | Very close | |
| Nimbus | 1465 | 1.34 | Very close | |
| Gray Owl | OC-52 | 1.45 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Skipping Rocks
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polar Fox | HDC-NT-17G | 0.51 | Practically identical | |
| Mexican Silver | QE-49 | 0.79 | Practically identical | |
| Gray View | DC-014 | 0.98 | Practically identical |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guild Grey | SW 9561 | 0.55 | Practically identical | |
| On the Rocks | SW 7671 | 0.90 | Practically identical | |
| Lattice | SW 7654 | 0.95 | Practically identical | |
| Silverpointe | SW 7653 | 1.06 | Very close | |
| Sweater Weather | SW 9548 | 1.14 | Very close | |
| Front Porch | SW 7651 | 1.14 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Limewash SW 9589 · lighter, LRV 66.9
- Olympus White SW 6253 · lighter, LRV 68.1
- Kestrel White SW 7516 · lighter, LRV 68.1
- Rainwashed SW 6211 · darker, LRV 59.1
- Silver Strand SW 7057 · darker, LRV 59.0
- Realist Beige SW 6078 · darker, LRV 59.0
Colors that go with Skipping Rocks
Skipping Rocks is too close to neutral (chroma 3.7) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its yellow lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Skipping Rocks vs popular colors
- Crushed Ice (Sherwin-Williams SW 7647, ΔE 1.3) is lighter (LRV 65.5 vs 62.8).
- Gray Owl (Benjamin Moore OC-52, ΔE 1.5) is lighter (LRV 64.5 vs 62.8).
- Stonington Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-170, ΔE 1.6) is darker (LRV 59.4 vs 62.8).