Sherwin Williams After the Storm SW 9685

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Sherwin Williams After the Storm reviews (3 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams After the Storm undertones?
Is After the Storm SW 9685 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on After the Storm
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of After the Storm SW 9685
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	After the Storm SW 9685
Code:	SW 9685
Name:	After the Storm
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Emerald Designer Edition - Classic + Collected

What color is Sherwin Williams After the Storm?

Sherwin Williams After the Storm SW 9685 is a deep charcoal blue-gray with a distinctly cool cast. Its near-black depth gives walls a strong architectural presence, while the muted blue keeps it from reading as flat black. In bright daylight, the blue-gray character is more noticeable; in low light, it settles into a dramatic, shadowy neutral. Use After the Storm on a study, dining room, exterior trim, or built-in cabinetry where a dark finish can define the space. It pairs especially well with crisp white, pale gray, weathered oak, black metal, and brushed nickel.

Sherwin Williams After the Storm reviews (3 photos)

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What are Sherwin Williams After the Storm undertones?

After the Storm is a deep, very muted blue that reads close to charcoal in many settings, with low saturation and a subtle cool blue cast. The supplied digital color sample leans blue, though that bias is restrained enough that it can appear nearly neutral on larger surfaces or in dim light. Sherwin-Williams classifies it as a Blue paint color, which matches its visible blue family rather than suggesting a separate stated undertone. Warm artificial lighting may soften and slightly gray the blue appearance, while cool daylight can make its blue direction easier to notice.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#2A3037

RGB code:

42, 48, 55

Is Sherwin Williams After the Storm cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 212°, this black reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

SW 9685 After the Storm HSL code: 212, 13%, 19%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects After the Storm

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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Morning

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams After the Storm:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

SW 9685
After the Storm

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color After the Storm with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 32, such as Sherwin Williams Truly Taupe and Heavenly White.

SW 9685
After the Storm

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LRV of After the Storm

After the Storm has an LRV of 2.89% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 2.89%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#2a3037
RGB Decimal	42, 48, 55
RGB Percent	16.47%, 18.82%, 21.57%
HSV	Hue: 212° Saturation: 23.64% Value: 21.57%
HSL	hsl(212, 13, 19)
CMYK	Cyan: 23.64 Magenta: 12.73 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 78.43
YIQ	Y: 47.004 I: -5.825 Q: 0.909
XYZ	X: 2.701 Y: 2.882 Z: 4.027
CIE Lab	L:19.565 a:-0.712 b:-5.319
CIE Luv	L:19.565 u:-2.948 v:-5.401
Decimal	2764855
Hunter Lab	16.976, -1.306, -2.182