Polished Concrete
SW 9167 · #9E9793 · LRV 32 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
- 1Black Fox7
- 2Pewter Green12
- 3Polished Concrete32
- 4Stardew43
- 5Palladian Blue60
What Color Is Polished Concrete, Really?
Polished Concrete reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 9167 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Polished Concrete
Polished Concrete is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Polished Concrete
Polished Concrete sits in the mid-range at LRV 32, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.
Most complaints about Polished Concrete 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 9167 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 | Pebbled PathPPF-31 · Behr | 2.6 | 31 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Gothic ArchCSP-80 · Benjamin Moore | 3.2 | 31 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Stone AgeM102 · Valspar | 2.4 | 31.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Rock SlidePPG1022-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.9 | 31 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Stone Grey30YY 31/024 · Glidden | 2.0 | 31 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Padlock Gray438-4DB · Dutch Boy | 2.4 | 31 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Polished Concrete 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 #9E9793 in HSL space. Pair Polished Concrete with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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