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Carriage Stone SW 9614
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Carriage Stone sits at L* 49.2, a* 0.5, b* 8.9. Its hue angle is 86° 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 51%.
LRV 17.7: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 17.7, Carriage Stone is lighter than 22% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Carriage 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargoyle | 1546 | 0.65 | Practically identical | |
| Roosevelt Taupe | 1539 | 1.75 | Very close | |
| Cromwell Gray | HC-103 | 1.75 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Carriage 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rooftop Garden | QE-38 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| Aged Olive | HDC-NT-05 | 1.17 | Very close | |
| Ash Brown | N320-6A | 1.18 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solitary Slate | SW 9598 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Anonymous | SW 7046 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Library Pewter | SW 0038 | 2.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Settlement | SW 9594 | 3.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Messenger Bag | SW 7740 | 3.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Foothills | SW 7514 | 3.31 | 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.
- Anonymous SW 7046 · lighter, LRV 19.6
- Chinchilla SW 6011 · lighter, LRV 19.8
- Country Tweed SW 9519 · lighter, LRV 20.0
- Sage Green Light SW 2851 · darker, LRV 16.1
- Hulett Ore SW 9574 · darker, LRV 16.1
- Thunderous SW 6201 · darker, LRV 14.9
Colors that go with Carriage Stone
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Distance SW 6243 · complementary (180°)
- Foothills SW 7514 · analogous (−30°)
- Crooked River SW 9524 · analogous (+30°)
- Mediterranean SW 7617 · triadic (120°)
- Soulmate SW 6270 · triadic (240°)
Carriage Stone vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 4.4) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 5.5) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 12.4) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 17.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.