Sherwin Williams Serenely SW 9632

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Serenely for bedroom (3 photos)
Serenely for living room (1 photo)
Sherwin Williams Serenely reviews (3 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Serenely undertones?
Is Serenely SW 9632 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Serenely
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Serenely SW 9632
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Serenely SW 9632
Code:	SW 9632
Name:	Serenely
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Emerald Designer Edition - Rustic + Refined

What color is Sherwin Williams Serenely?

Sherwin Williams Serenely SW 9632 is a pale, muted blue-green with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it soft rather than sugary. Its cool lean is gentle, reading closer to a misted eucalyptus or weathered glass than a crisp aqua. In bright daylight, Serenely can show more of its airy blue-green side, while lower or warmer lighting tends to draw out its silvery gray base. It is especially well suited to bedrooms, bathrooms, laundry rooms, or a light-filled living area where a quiet wash of color is wanted without strong contrast. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, limestone, and charcoal accents for a grounded, lightly layered look.

Serenely for bedroom (3 photos)

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

Sherwin Williams Serenely bedroom interior

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Serenely for living room

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

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Sherwin Williams Serenely reviews (3 photos)

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

Sherwin Williams Serenely home office makeover

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Sherwin Williams Serenely home office interior

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What are Sherwin Williams Serenely undertones?

Serenely is a light, low-saturation near-neutral with a soft gray cast and only a very subtle cool-leaning teal direction in the supplied digital sample. That hint is weak enough that it may read mainly as a pale neutral rather than clearly blue or green. Sherwin-Williams categorizes SW 9632 as a Neutral, which aligns with its restrained, nearly gray overall appearance; the official source does not specify an undertone. Warm artificial light may make it look a little softer or less cool, while cooler daylight can make its faint green-blue cast easier to notice.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#CED7D5

RGB code:

206, 215, 213

Is Sherwin Williams Serenely cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 167°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

SW 9632 Serenely HSL code: 167, 10%, 83%

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 Serenely

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Serenely:

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 9632
Serenely

Darker shades

SW 9632
Serenely

SW 9643
Eventide

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 Serenely with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 347, such as Sherwin Williams Whimsical White and Chaise Mauve.

SW 9632
Serenely

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LRV of Serenely

Serenely has an LRV of 66.25% 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 66.25%, 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	#ced7d5
RGB Decimal	206, 215, 213
RGB Percent	80.78%, 84.31%, 83.53%
HSV	Hue: 167° Saturation: 4.19% Value: 84.31%
HSL	hsl(167, 10, 83)
CMYK	Cyan: 4.19 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.93 Key: 15.69
YIQ	Y: 212.081 I: -4.72 Q: -2.526
XYZ	X: 61.761 Y: 66.526 Z: 72.52
CIE Lab	L:85.264 a:-3.41 b:-0.067
CIE Luv	L:85.264 u:-4.895 v:0.495
Decimal	13555669
Hunter Lab	81.564, -7.574, 4.379