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Stony Creek SW 9610
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Undertone: Subtle orange undertone
In CIELAB, Stony Creek sits at L* 35.5, a* 0.6, b* 3.5. Its hue angle is 80° and its chroma is 3.6, so it leans orange 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 46%.
LRV 8.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 8.7, Stony Creek is lighter than 9% 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 Stony Creek
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon's Breath | 1547 | 1.39 | Very close | |
| Iron Mountain | 2134-30 | 1.97 | Very close | |
| Silhouette | AF-655 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Stony Creek
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominant Gray | BXC-17 | 1.06 | Very close | |
| Peppery | MQ2-62 | 1.41 | Very close | |
| Equestrian Leather | HDC-CL-24G | 1.52 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Gray | SW 7645 | 1.16 | Very close | |
| Urbane Bronze | SW 7048 | 1.23 | Very close | |
| Prelude | SW 9620 | 1.54 | Very close | |
| Ironclad | SW 9570 | 3.40 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Roycroft Bronze Green | SW 2846 | 3.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Forged Steel | SW 9565 | 3.69 | 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.
- Prospect SW 9615 · lighter, LRV 10.1
- Forged Steel SW 9565 · lighter, LRV 10.5
- Hidden Trail SW 9525 · lighter, LRV 10.5
- Nocturne SW 9520 · darker, LRV 7.8
- Chateau Brown SW 7510 · darker, LRV 7.6
- Perle Noir SW 9154 · darker, LRV 7.5
Colors that go with Stony Creek
Stony Creek is too close to neutral (chroma 3.6) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its orange lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Stony Creek vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 1.2) is about as light.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 2.0) is lighter (LRV 11.0 vs 8.7), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 3.7) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.