Sherwin Williams Lakeside SW 9683

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Lakeside for living room (6 photos)
Sherwin Williams Lakeside reviews (2 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Lakeside undertones?
Is Lakeside SW 9683 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Lakeside
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Lakeside SW 9683
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Lakeside SW 9683
Code:	SW 9683
Name:	Lakeside
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Emerald Designer Edition - Classic + Collected

What color is Sherwin Williams Lakeside?

Sherwin Williams Lakeside SW 9683 is a pale, muted blue-gray with a distinctly cool cast. Its soft gray base keeps the blue understated, giving the color a lightly weathered, airy appearance rather than a bright coastal look. In north-facing or low light, Lakeside can read as a cooler gray-blue, while warmer daylight and incandescent lighting bring out its gentle silver-gray side. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, laundry rooms, and quiet living areas where a light wall color is wanted without using plain white. Pair it with crisp white trim, charcoal accents, pale oak, brushed nickel, or deeper slate-blue textiles for a grounded finish.

Lakeside for living room (6 photos)

Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

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Sherwin Williams Lakeside reviews (2 photos)

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What are Sherwin Williams Lakeside undertones?

Lakeside reads as a mid-light, very muted blue with a soft gray cast. In the supplied digital sample, its subtle relative bias leans slightly blue-green, though the effect is faint rather than strongly teal. Sherwin-Williams identifies it as a Blue paint color, which aligns with its visible main color family; the official page does not name a specific undertone. Warm artificial light may soften the blue and make it appear grayer, while cool daylight can keep its blue character more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#ADB8C0

RGB code:

173, 184, 192

Is Sherwin Williams Lakeside cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 205°, this Grey reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

SW 9683 Lakeside HSL code: 205, 13%, 72%

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 Lakeside

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Lakeside:

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

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Darker shades

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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 Lakeside with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 25, such as Sherwin Williams Truly Taupe and Heavenly White.

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LRV of Lakeside

Lakeside has an LRV of 46.83% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 46.83%, 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	#adb8c0
RGB Decimal	173, 184, 192
RGB Percent	67.84%, 72.16%, 75.29%
HSV	Hue: 205° Saturation: 9.9% Value: 75.29%
HSL	hsl(205, 13, 72)
CMYK	Cyan: 9.9 Magenta: 4.17 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 24.71
YIQ	Y: 181.623 I: -9.126 Q: 0.163
XYZ	X: 43.886 Y: 46.97 Z: 56.609
CIE Lab	L:74.171 a:-2.213 b:-5.352
CIE Luv	L:74.171 u:-6.434 v:-7.692
Decimal	11385024
Hunter Lab	68.535, -5.635, -0.998