Piedmont
SW 9657 · #C2CEC5 · LRV 60 — cool green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Quietude48
- 3Piedmont60
- 4Gray Owl65
- 5Glass Slipper70
What Color Is Piedmont, Really?
Piedmont reads as a cool green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 9657 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Piedmont
Piedmont is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Piedmont
At LRV 60, Piedmont is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Piedmont are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 9657 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Frosted JadePPU11-13 · Behr | 1.3 | 61 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sage Tint458 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Ocean Froth8003-34C · Valspar | 0.6 | 59 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | White CloverPPG10-31 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | White CloverPPG10-31 · Glidden | 1.2 | 61 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Coastal Mist427-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.4 | 58 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Piedmont within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #C2CEC5 in HSL space. Pair Piedmont with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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