Silent Ripple
SW 9682 · #D7E1E5 · LRV 74 — cool blue-green tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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- 2First Star69
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What Color Is Silent Ripple, Really?
Silent Ripple reads as a cool blue-green tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 9682 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Silent Ripple
Silent Ripple 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.
How Lighting Changes Silent Ripple
At LRV 74, Silent Ripple is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its teal 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 Silent Ripple 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 9682 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 | EraMQ3-56 · Behr | 0.8 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | ConstellationAF-540 · Benjamin Moore | 1.5 | 73 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Ice Rink Blue4007-5A · Valspar | 1.2 | 74.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | GlassinePPG1157-1 · PPG / Glidden | 0.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | WavecrestPPG1239-1 · Glidden | 0.8 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Platinum Fog433-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.1 | 76 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Silent Ripple 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 #D7E1E5 in HSL space. Pair Silent Ripple with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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