Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Piedmont |
| SKU | SW 9657 |
| Hex | #C2CEC5 |
| RGB | 194, 206, 197 |
| HSL | 135°, 11%, 78% |
| LRV | 60 |
| Undertone | green / cool |
| Family | Gray |
About Sherwin-Williams 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.
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.
Closest matches at every US brand
13 brands · top 5 each5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.
Valspar
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
C2 Paint
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Dutch Boy
PPG / Glidden
Clare
Kompozit
Dunn-Edwards
Magnolia Home
Backdrop
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
closest in the Sherwin-Williams deckThe 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.
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.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Sherwin-Williams Piedmont Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Piedmont from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 9657 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Valspar Equivalent of Piedmont
The closest Valspar equivalent of Piedmont is Ocean Froth (8003-34C). At ΔE 0.59 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool green undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 60). If Valspar is your counter, order Ocean Froth and you'll get the same color. See the full Ocean Froth swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Piedmont
Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Teresa's Green (NO. 236), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.04). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 60) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Piedmont without repainting risk. See the full Teresa's Green swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Piedmont
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Seafoam Dream (H068), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.04). It runs slightly darker (LRV 58 vs 60) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Piedmont without repainting risk. See the full Seafoam Dream swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Piedmont
C2 Paint's nearest match is Au Contraire (C2-703), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.2). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 60) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Piedmont without repainting risk. See the full Au Contraire swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Piedmont
Behr's nearest match is Frosted Jade (PPU11-13), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.25). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 60) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Piedmont without repainting risk. See the full Frosted Jade swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Piedmont
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Sage Tint (458), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.27). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 59 vs 60) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Piedmont without repainting risk. See the full Sage Tint swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Piedmont
Dutch Boy's nearest match is Coastal Mist (427-1DB), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.43). It runs slightly darker (LRV 58 vs 60) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Piedmont without repainting risk. See the full Coastal Mist swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Piedmont
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is White Clover (PPG10-31), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.5). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 60) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Piedmont without repainting risk. See the full White Clover swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Piedmont
Clare's nearest match is Two Scoops (PNT100-LT-46), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.91). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 60) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Piedmont without repainting risk. See the full Two Scoops swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Piedmont
At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Piedmont is Rolling Waves (DE5716) — very close at ΔE 2.27, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 56 vs 60) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Rolling Waves swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Piedmont
At Kompozit, the closest color to Piedmont is Luna Light (0488) — very close at ΔE 2.32, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 60 vs 60) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Luna Light swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Piedmont
At Magnolia Home, the closest color to Piedmont is Emmie's Room (JG-13) — very close at ΔE 2.93, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 61 vs 60) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Emmie's Room swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Piedmont
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Piedmont — the nearest deck color, Real Real (BD-RR), is clearly different (ΔE 8.65). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 9657 instead. See the full Real Real swatch →