#A8AAB3

Sherwin-Williams Modern Lavender (9688) mixes #A8AAB3 precisely. Below, the closest equivalent from every brand we cover, ranked by ΔE — the same perceptual color-difference score used throughout the site.

#A8AAB3

Color codes

HEX#A8AAB3
RGB168, 170, 179
HSL229° 7% 68%
CMYK6 5 0 30
CIE LabL: 69.7 a: 1.0 b: -4.9
XYZX: 0.39 Y: 0.40 Z: 0.48

Closest match across every brand

Ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer.

Your Color
Sherwin-Williams
Modern Lavender
9688 · LRV 40
View color →Exact match
Your Color
Benjamin Moore
Excalibur Gray
2118-50 · LRV 41
View color →ΔE 1.2Subtle difference
Your Color
Gosling Gray
PPG
Gosling Gray
PPG0993-3 · LRV 42
View color →ΔE 2.3Subtle difference
Your Color
Baby Seal
Cloverdale Paint
Baby Seal
0519 · LRV 38
View color →ΔE 2.5Subtle difference
Your Color
RAL 820-2
RAL Effect
RAL 820-2
RAL 820-2 · LRV 42
View color →ΔE 3.2Noticeable difference
Your Color
Earl Blue
Dulux
Earl Blue
90BG 41/040 · LRV 41
View color →ΔE 3.6Noticeable difference
Your Color
Tikkurila
Panorama
J428 · LRV 45
View color →ΔE 3.7Noticeable difference
Your Color
Gustavian Blue
Jotun
Gustavian Blue
4109 · LRV 38
View color →ΔE 3.8Noticeable difference
Your Color
Behr
Ashberry
N550-4 · LRV 36
View color →ΔE 4.2Noticeable difference
Your Color
S 3010-R80B
NCS
S 3010-R80B
S 3010-R80B · LRV 36
View color →ΔE 4.8Noticeable difference
Your Color
Driftwood Blues
Valspar
Driftwood Blues
V138-3 · LRV 46
View color →ΔE 5.6Noticeable difference
Your Color
Window grey
RAL Classic
Window grey
RAL 7040 · LRV 36
View color →ΔE 6.2Noticeable difference
Your Color
Kittiwake
Farrow & Ball
Kittiwake
307 · LRV 39
View color →ΔE 6.8Noticeable difference
Your Color
Grey Stone
Little Greene
View color →ΔE 7.4Noticeable difference
#A8AAB3 — Sherwin-Williams Modern Lavender (9688) Exact Match