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Lauriston Stone SW 9593
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Lauriston Stone sits at L* 54.0, a* -0.9, b* 8.8. Its hue angle is 96° and its chroma is 8.9, 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 44%.
LRV 22.0: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 22.0, Lauriston Stone is lighter than 29% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Lauriston 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunsmith Gray | CW-65 | 1.71 | Very close | |
| Randolph Stone | CW-75 | 1.88 | Very close | |
| Carter Gray | CW-80 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Lauriston 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuscript | PPU8-23 | 1.47 | Very close | |
| Compass | T12-11 | 2.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mossy Oak | N360-5 | 2.70 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connected Gray | SW 6165 | 1.36 | Very close | |
| Hardware | SW 6172 | 1.84 | Very close | |
| Adaptive Shade | SW 7053 | 2.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Terrain | SW 9613 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Zinc Luster | SW 9514 | 2.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mountain Road | SW 7743 | 2.46 | 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.
- Classic French Gray SW 0077 · lighter, LRV 24.2
- River Reed SW 9534 · lighter, LRV 24.8
- Alloy SW 9569 · lighter, LRV 25.5
- Backdrop SW 7025 · darker, LRV 20.2
- Country Tweed SW 9519 · darker, LRV 20.0
- Anonymous SW 7046 · darker, LRV 19.6
Colors that go with Lauriston Stone
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Soulful Blue SW 6543 · complementary (180°)
- Spalding Gray SW 6074 · analogous (−30°)
- Dried Thyme SW 6186 · analogous (+30°)
- Blustery Sky SW 9140 · triadic (120°)
- Soulmate SW 6270 · triadic (240°)
Lauriston Stone vs popular colors
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 6.5) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 22.0), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 7.2) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 22.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Evergreen Fog (Sherwin-Williams SW 9130, ΔE 8.1) is lighter (LRV 30.4 vs 22.0), more blue/cool, more green.