Sherwin Williams Zinc Luster SW 9514

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Zinc Luster for bedroom (2 photos)
Zinc Luster for living room (4 photos)
Sherwin Williams Zinc Luster for bathroom (1 photo)
What are Sherwin Williams Zinc Luster undertones?
Is Zinc Luster SW 9514 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Zinc Luster
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Zinc Luster SW 9514
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	SW 9514
Name:	Zinc Luster
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Emerald Designer Edition - Form + Function

What color is Sherwin Williams Zinc Luster?

Sherwin Williams Zinc Luster SW 9514 is a deep, mineral-based gray with a cool steel-blue cast that keeps it from reading flat or purely black. In bright daylight, Zinc Luster shows its smoky blue-gray character; in north-facing rooms or low evening light, it can settle into a nearly charcoal appearance. It suits a study, dining room, powder room, or built-in cabinetry where a darker backdrop feels intentional rather than heavy. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, aged brass, blackened metal, and soft tan or mushroom-colored textiles to give its cool undertone some contrast.

Zinc Luster for bedroom (2 photos)

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

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Zinc Luster for living room (4 photos)

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

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Sherwin Williams Zinc Luster Living Room

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Sherwin Williams SW 9514 for bathroom

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm dark beige real bathrooms.

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What are Sherwin Williams Zinc Luster undertones?

Zinc Luster is a midtone, very muted muted beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#8C8373

RGB code:

140, 131, 115

Is Sherwin Williams Zinc Luster cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 38°, this brown leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

SW 9514 Zinc Luster HSL code: 38, 10%, 50%

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 Zinc Luster

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

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 brown shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Zinc Luster:

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 Zinc Luster with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 218, such as Sherwin Williams Rain Cloud and Sea Mariner.

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LRV of Zinc Luster

Zinc Luster has an LRV of 23.12% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 23.12%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#8c8373
RGB Decimal	140, 131, 115
RGB Percent	54.90%, 51.37%, 45.10%
HSV	Hue: 38° Saturation: 17.86% Value: 54.9%
HSL	hsl(38, 10, 50)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.43 Yellow: 17.86 Key: 45.1
YIQ	Y: 131.867 I: 10.505 Q: -3.075
XYZ	X: 22.026 Y: 23.046 Z: 19.503
CIE Lab	L:55.12 a:0.563 b:9.881
CIE Luv	L:55.12 u:6.351 v:13.11
Decimal	9208691
Hunter Lab	48.007, -2.115, 9.517