Sherwin Williams Silver Lake SW 9633

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Silver Lake for exterior (2 photos)
Sherwin Williams Silver Lake reviews (3 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Silver Lake undertones?
Is Silver Lake SW 9633 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Silver Lake
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Silver Lake SW 9633
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Silver Lake SW 9633
Code:	SW 9633
Name:	Silver Lake
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Emerald Designer Edition - Rustic + Refined

What color is Sherwin Williams Silver Lake?

Sherwin Williams Silver Lake SW 9633 is a light, muted blue-gray with a soft cool cast and a faint hint of green in its undertone. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly blue, giving walls a quiet washed-color appearance rather than a crisp pastel look. In bright daylight, Silver Lake can appear airy and silvery, while lower or warmer lighting may bring forward its gray side. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, laundry rooms, and built-in cabinetry where a pale color with more presence than white is wanted. Pair it with clean white trim, weathered oak, brushed nickel, charcoal accents, or natural linen for a restrained, layered palette.

Silver Lake for exterior (2 photos)

Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this cool grey hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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Sherwin Williams Silver Lake 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.

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What are Sherwin Williams Silver Lake undertones?

Silver Lake reads as a mid-light, very muted blue-green gray with low saturation and a soft teal-leaning cast. The green-blue bias is subtle, so it may still look largely neutral depending on surrounding colors and lighting. Sherwin-Williams classifies Silver Lake as a Neutral; that fits its visibly grayed, restrained character rather than indicating a strong or distinct undertone. Warm artificial light can make it appear a little softer and less blue, while cool daylight may make its faint blue-green direction easier to notice.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#B6C3C4

RGB code:

182, 195, 196

Is Sherwin Williams Silver Lake cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 184°, this Grey reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

SW 9633 Silver Lake HSL code: 184, 11%, 74%

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 Silver Lake

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 Silver Lake:

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 Silver Lake with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 4, such as Sherwin Williams Mauve Tinge and Studio Mauve.

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LRV of Silver Lake

Silver Lake has an LRV of 52.8% 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 52.8%, 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	#b6c3c4
RGB Decimal	182, 195, 196
RGB Percent	71.37%, 76.47%, 76.86%
HSV	Hue: 184° Saturation: 7.14% Value: 76.86%
HSL	hsl(184, 11, 74)
CMYK	Cyan: 7.14 Magenta: 0.51 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 23.14
YIQ	Y: 191.227 I: -8.068 Q: -2.439
XYZ	X: 48.767 Y: 52.96 Z: 59.863
CIE Lab	L:77.852 a:-4.249 b:-2.03
CIE Luv	L:77.852 u:-7.197 v:-2.328
Decimal	11977668
Hunter Lab	72.774, -7.737, 2.171