Paint Color Consultants

Sherwin Williams

Honed Soapstone

SW 9126

Honed Soapstone is a muted warm neutral with yellow undertones, carrying an LRV of 31. It sits in the medium reflectance range and reads as a soft warm gray-brown, making it suitable for living rooms, hallways, and transitional spaces. The yellow undertone gives it a slightly sandy appearance rather than a cool stone effect, particularly under natural daylight.

It pairs naturally with Sherwin-Williams Alabaster, Urbane Bronze, Accessible Beige, and Pewter Green for grounded, warm neutral color schemes.
Buy Paint OnlineTry AI Designer

Brand

Sherwin Williams

Code

SW 9126

Honed Soapstone in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Honed Soapstone under artificial light

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Honed Soapstone under natural light

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Yellow

Strength

Low

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

46°

Orange Family

Lightness

57%

Medium

Saturation

10%

Very Muted

LRV

31.0
0%100%
Very Dark
Dark
Medium
Light
Very Light
White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position
Saturation →
Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX
#9D9887
RGB Decimal
157, 152, 135
RGB Percent
61.6%, 59.6%, 52.9%
HSL
46.4, 10.1%, 57.3%
HSV
46.4, 14.0%, 61.6%
CMYK
0.0%, 3.2%, 14.0%, 38.4%
YIQ
151.6, 8.5, -4.2
XYZ
29.51, 31.37, 27.42
CIE Lab
62.82, -1.20, 9.60
CIE Luv
62.82, 3.94, 13.48
Hunter Lab
56.01, -1.03, 7.73
Decimal
10328199

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Honed SoapstoneConnected GrayDevonshire GreenGloucester Sage

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Honed SoapstoneHot StoneTempered GrayNatural White

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Honed SoapstoneIrisesFantasiaOriental Iris

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Honed SoapstoneEdamameChannel Seal GrayHerb Bouquet

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

Sherwin Williams

Honed Soapstone

Behr

Dusty Olive

Sherwin Williams

Honed Soapstone

Sherwin Williams

At Ease Soldier

Sherwin Williams

Honed Soapstone

Behr

Greywood

Sherwin Williams

Honed Soapstone

Behr

Milk Thistle

Sherwin Williams

Honed Soapstone

Benjamin Moore

Briarwood

Sherwin Williams

Honed Soapstone

Benjamin Moore

Creekside Green

Sherwin Williams

Honed Soapstone

Benjamin Moore

River Gorge Gray

Sherwin Williams

Honed Soapstone

Benjamin Moore

Gettysburg Gray

Sherwin Williams

Honed Soapstone

Glidden

Winter Cocoa

Sherwin Williams

Honed Soapstone

Benjamin Moore

Raintree Green

Sherwin Williams

Honed Soapstone

Sherwin Williams

Green Earth

Sherwin Williams

Honed Soapstone

Benjamin Moore

Cole Stone

Sherwin Williams

Honed Soapstone

Valspar

Aspen Gray

Sherwin Williams

Honed Soapstone

Valspar

Coastal Villa

Sherwin Williams

Honed Soapstone

Glidden

Stone Gray

Sherwin Williams

Honed Soapstone

Benjamin Moore

Gothic Arch