Hidden Trail
Hidden Trail is a Neutral paint color from Sherwin-Williams, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#5F5B4DLRV
10.47
Hidden Trail in Rooms
Follow Hidden Trail from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Front Door Photo
Viewed across 1 front door image in a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression, Hidden Trail (9525) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 10.5, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
bold front door featuring Hidden Trail by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bathroom Photo
The contrast between bright mornings and quieter evening light can draw different notes from Hidden Trail (9525). The greige, grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Hidden Trail — industrial bathroom
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1 Bedroom Photo
1 bedroom image trace Hidden Trail (9525) through the slower pace of morning and night. Its place within Emerald Designer Edition - Form + Function hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
A modern luxury bedroom painted in Hidden Trail
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1 Dining Room Photo
1 dining room image place Hidden Trail (9525) in a gathering space that can move from daylight to ceremony. With an LRV of 10.5, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Hidden Trail paint in a mid century dining room
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1 Patio Photo
1 patio image place Hidden Trail (9525) in an outdoor room surrounded by sky, planting and open light. With an LRV of 10.5, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
aesthetic patio featuring Hidden Trail by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Kitchen Photo
Viewed across 1 kitchen image in a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces, Hidden Trail (9525) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 10.5, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Hidden Trail — modern luxury kitchen
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1 Mudroom Photo
Against flooring, storage, timber, baskets and hardware, Hidden Trail (9525) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. With an LRV of 10.5, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Hidden Trail paint in a traditional mudroom
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1 House Photo
Its place within Emerald Designer Edition - Form + Function hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit. In this setting, let full daylight, cloud cover and long evening shadows and roofing, masonry, timber, planting and trim guide the final sample decision.
Hidden Trail color — maximalist house inspiration
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1 Living Room Photo
The 1 living room image turn a neutral swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
A mid century living room painted in Hidden Trail
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1 Home Office Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Hidden Trail (9525) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Hidden Trail — mid century home office
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 84 vs 10, Cold Foam is decisively the brighter choice.
Threaded Loom reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 10), opening up a space where Hidden Trail encloses it.
At LRV 29 vs 10, Featherstone is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 10 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (10 vs 7) makes Hidden Trail the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 69 vs 10, Starry Night is decisively the brighter choice.
Soulful Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Dusty Heather reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 10), opening up a space where Hidden Trail encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (10 vs 3) makes Hidden Trail the marginally brighter of the two.
Lavender Wisp reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 10), opening up a space where Hidden Trail encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (10 vs 6) makes Hidden Trail the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (22 vs 10) makes Going Grey the marginally brighter of the two.
Alloy reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 10), opening up a space where Hidden Trail encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Thunderous reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (21 vs 10) makes Link Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hidden Trail reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 10 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This deeply shadowed warm taupe wraps a room in the hushed, intimate atmosphere of a forest path at dusk. Perfect for creating a cocooning sanctuary in bedrooms or studies, it pairs beautifully with warm metallics and natural wood tones.
Attributed to Sherwin-Williams catalog data.