Sherwin Williams Skipping Rocks SW 9551

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Code:SW 9551
Name:Skipping Rocks
Brand:Sherwin Williams
Collections:Emerald Designer Edition - Minimal + Modern

What color is Sherwin Williams Skipping Rocks?

Sherwin Williams Skipping Rocks SW 9551 is a light, softened gray with a noticeable beige cast that keeps it from reading cold. Its low saturation gives walls a quiet, lightly weathered neutral appearance rather than a crisp white or pronounced greige. In bright daylight, Skipping Rocks can look pale and airy, while lower or warmer lighting brings forward its subtle taupe warmth. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and open hallways where a gentle neutral backdrop is needed, and it pairs well with warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, and muted charcoal accents. Use this shade on full walls or cabinetry when you want definition without introducing a strong color statement.

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LRV of Skipping Rocks

Skipping Rocks has an LRV of 62.82% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident lightWhy 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 62.82%, 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.

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HEX#d1d0c9
RGB Decimal209, 208, 201
RGB Percent81.96%, 81.57%, 78.82%
HSVHue: 53° Saturation: 3.83% Value: 81.96%
HSLhsl(53, 8, 80)
CMYKCyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.48 Yellow: 3.83 Key: 18.04
YIQY: 207.501 I: 2.845 Q: -1.967
XYZX: 59.391 Y: 62.884 Z: 64.252
CIE LabL:83.381 a:-0.907 b:3.594
CIE LuvL:83.381 u:0.964 v:5.536
Decimal13750473
Hunter Lab79.3, -5.089, 7.471

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