Sherwin Williams Warm Pewter SW 9572

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Code:SW 9572
Name:Warm Pewter
Brand:Sherwin Williams
Collections:Emerald Designer Edition - Minimal + Modern

What color is Sherwin Williams Warm Pewter?

Sherwin Williams Warm Pewter SW 9572 is a light, muted gray-beige with a gentle warmth that keeps it from reading icy or stark. Its low-saturation finish gives walls a soft, settled appearance, while the subtle beige cast is more noticeable beside crisp white trim. In bright daylight, this color can look like a pale warm gray; under warmer lamps, it may lean more greige. Use it in living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, or on cabinetry where a quiet neutral is wanted without the creaminess of a true beige. It pairs naturally with off-white, charcoal, muted taupe, weathered wood, linen upholstery, and brushed nickel or aged brass details.

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LRV of Warm Pewter

Warm Pewter has an LRV of 42.42% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 42.42%, 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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FormatCode
HEX#b4ada6
RGB Decimal180, 173, 166
RGB Percent70.59%, 67.84%, 65.10%
HSVHue: 30° Saturation: 7.78% Value: 70.59%
HSLhsl(30, 9, 68)
CMYKCyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.89 Yellow: 7.78 Key: 29.41
YIQY: 174.295 I: 6.421 Q: -0.698
XYZX: 40.648 Y: 42.344 Z: 42.098
CIE LabL:71.107 a:1.242 b:4.484
CIE LuvL:71.107 u:4.498 v:6.273
Decimal11840934
Hunter Lab65.072, -2.376, 7.193

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