Sherwin Williams Kingston SW 9677

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Sherwin Williams Kingston reviews (1 photo)
What are Sherwin Williams Kingston undertones?
Is Kingston SW 9677 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Kingston
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Kingston SW 9677
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	SW 9677
Name:	Kingston
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Emerald Designer Edition - Classic + Collected

What color is Sherwin Williams Kingston?

Sherwin-Williams Kingston is a soft, airy green with subtle gray and blue undertones. In bright natural light, it feels fresh and delicate, while softer lighting brings out its calm, slightly muted character.

Kingston works beautifully in bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, and other spaces where you want a gentle touch of color without overwhelming the room. It pairs naturally with warm whites, pale woods, stone, and understated blue-green accents. The result is a peaceful, polished backdrop that feels both modern and timeless.

Sherwin Williams Kingston reviews

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What are Sherwin Williams Kingston undertones?

Kingston is a light, very muted pale sage. The HEX sample has a subtle green bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear green. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.

HEX value:

#D4DCD3

RGB code:

212, 220, 211

Is Sherwin Williams Kingston cool or warm?

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With a hue of 113°, this Green leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

SW 9677 Kingston HSL code: 113, 11%, 85%

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 Kingston

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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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 Green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Kingston:

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 9677
Kingston

SW 6455
Fleeting Green

Darker shades

SW 9677
Kingston

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 Kingston with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 293, such as Sherwin Williams Wood Violet and Berry Cream.

SW 9677
Kingston

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LRV of Kingston

Kingston has an LRV of 69.97% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident 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 69.97%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#d4dcd3
RGB Decimal	212, 220, 211
RGB Percent	83.14%, 86.27%, 82.75%
HSV	Hue: 113° Saturation: 4.09% Value: 86.27%
HSL	hsl(113, 11, 85)
CMYK	Cyan: 3.64 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 4.09 Key: 13.73
YIQ	Y: 216.582 I: -1.875 Q: -4.493
XYZ	X: 64.499 Y: 69.886 Z: 71.702
CIE Lab	L:86.941 a:-4.329 b:3.483
CIE Luv	L:86.941 u:-4.012 v:6.02
Decimal	13950163
Hunter Lab	83.598, -8.576, 7.666