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Slumber Sloth SW 9606
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Slumber Sloth sits at L* 79.9, a* 0.6, b* 8.6. Its hue angle is 86° 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 52%.
LRV 56.2: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 56.2, Slumber Sloth is lighter than 68% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Slumber Sloth
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokey Taupe | 983 | 0.25 | Practically identical | |
| Bleached Gray | ES-78 | 1.48 | Very close | |
| Alphano Beige | 989 | 1.60 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Slumber Sloth
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sculptor Clay | PPU5-8 | 0.50 | Practically identical | |
| Sculptor Clay | PPU5-08 | 0.50 | Practically identical | |
| Scenic Path | ECC-14-1 | 0.86 | Practically identical |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mushroom | SW 9587 | 0.64 | Practically identical | |
| Accessible Beige | SW 7036 | 0.74 | Practically identical | |
| Soft Suede | SW 9577 | 0.86 | Practically identical | |
| High Sierra | SW 9588 | 1.52 | Very close | |
| Worldly Gray | SW 7043 | 1.71 | Very close | |
| Simple Stone | SW 9521 | 1.75 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Sweater Weather SW 9548 · lighter, LRV 59.8
- Front Porch SW 7651 · lighter, LRV 60.2
- Constellation SW 9629 · lighter, LRV 60.2
- Malabar SW 9110 · darker, LRV 53.1
- Twilight Gray SW 0054 · darker, LRV 52.7
- Light French Gray SW 0055 · darker, LRV 52.6
Colors that go with Slumber Sloth
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Icy SW 6534 · complementary (180°)
- Abalone Shell SW 6050 · analogous (−30°)
- Liveable Green SW 6176 · analogous (+30°)
- Billowy Breeze SW 9055 · triadic (120°)
- Enchant SW 6555 · triadic (240°)
Slumber Sloth vs popular colors
- Accessible Beige (Sherwin-Williams SW 7036, ΔE 0.7) is lighter (LRV 57.7 vs 56.2).
- Worldly Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7043, ΔE 1.7) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.
- Revere Pewter (Benjamin Moore HC-172, ΔE 1.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green.