Sherwin Williams Mountain Pass SW 9655

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Mountain Pass for living room (5 photos)
Sherwin Williams Mountain Pass reviews (6 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Mountain Pass undertones?
Is Mountain Pass SW 9655 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Mountain Pass
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Mountain Pass SW 9655
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Mountain Pass SW 9655
Code:	SW 9655
Name:	Mountain Pass
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Emerald Designer Edition - Rustic + Refined

What color is Sherwin Williams Mountain Pass?

Sherwin Williams Mountain Pass SW 9655 is a deep, muted blue-gray with a distinctly cool cast. Its low-saturation color keeps the blue from feeling bright, giving walls a grounded, slightly smoky appearance instead. In daylight, Mountain Pass can read as a balanced charcoal-leaning gray with blue present underneath, while warmer artificial light may bring out its softer gray side. It has enough depth for a study, dining room, or powder room, and it also makes a strong choice for cabinetry or an exterior front door. Pair it with crisp off-whites, pale weathered wood, black metal, or warm leather to give its cool tone some contrast.

Mountain Pass for living room (5 photos)

Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space

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Sherwin Williams Mountain Pass reviews (6 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this blue that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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SW Mountain Pass home office color paint

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What are Sherwin Williams Mountain Pass undertones?

Mountain Pass reads as a mid-depth, very muted blue-green gray with a low-saturation, neutral overall character. In the supplied digital sample, the slight teal direction appears as a subtle green-leaning bias within its gray-blue family, rather than a strong or obvious undertone. Sherwin-Williams classifies Mountain Pass as a Neutral, which fits its restrained, softened appearance. Warm artificial light may make its gray qualities feel a little softer, while cool daylight can make the blue-green cast easier to notice.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#5C6A6A

RGB code:

92, 106, 106

Is Sherwin Williams Mountain Pass cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 180°, this dark blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

SW 9655 Mountain Pass HSL code: 180, 7%, 39%

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 Mountain Pass

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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Mountain Pass:

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 Mountain Pass with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 0, such as Sherwin Williams Mauve Tinge and Studio Mauve.

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LRV of Mountain Pass

Mountain Pass has an LRV of 13.54% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 13.54%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#5c6a6a
RGB Decimal	92, 106, 106
RGB Percent	36.08%, 41.57%, 41.57%
HSV	Hue: 180° Saturation: 13.21% Value: 41.57%
HSL	hsl(180, 7, 39)
CMYK	Cyan: 13.21 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 58.43
YIQ	Y: 101.814 I: -8.343 Q: -2.962
XYZ	X: 12.168 Y: 13.624 Z: 15.62
CIE Lab	L:43.688 a:-5.277 b:-1.787
CIE Luv	L:43.688 u:-7.406 v:-1.594
Decimal	6056554
Hunter Lab	36.91, -5.746, 0.746