Crooked River
Sherwin-Williams's Crooked River is a neutral shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its neutral temperature leaves room for surrounding materials and light to pull the color warmer or cooler. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
Hex
#797869LRV
18.50
Crooked River in Rooms
Follow Crooked River 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 Bathroom Photo
1 bathroom image trace Crooked River (9524) through the contrast between bright mornings and quieter evening light. Its place within Emerald Designer Edition - Form + Function hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
Crooked River — traditional bathroom
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1 Bedroom Photo
Across 1 bedroom image, Crooked River (9524) meets gentle morning light and low evening lamps. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.
A organic modern bedroom painted in Crooked River
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1 Dining Room Photo
Crooked River (9524) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood. Test it under natural light, candles and pendant lighting.
Crooked River paint in a mid century dining room
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1 Home Office Photo
These 1 home office image show how Crooked River (9524) can sit beside wood, paper, shelving and upholstered seating. The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Sherwin-Williams Crooked River in a neutral home office
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1 Mudroom Photo
1 mudroom image place Crooked River (9524) in a practical threshold where the outdoors enters the home. An LRV of 18.5 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Crooked River paint in a neutral mudroom
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1 Patio Photo
1 patio image trace Crooked River (9524) through the broad shift from bright afternoon to dusk. Its place within Emerald Designer Edition - Form + Function hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
rustic modern patio featuring Crooked River by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Kitchen Photo
Crooked River (9524) moves through 1 kitchen image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.
Crooked River — bold kitchen
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1 Living Room Photo
Viewed across 1 living room image in a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight, Crooked River (9524) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 18.5 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
A scandinavian living room painted in Crooked River
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1 House Photo
Crooked River (9524) moves through 1 house image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.
Crooked River color — traditional house inspiration
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1 Front Door Photo
In a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression, the most interesting quality of Crooked River (9524) may be the way it responds to hardware, glazing, masonry, timber and surrounding trim. The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Crooked River — stylish front door
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Coordinating Colors
White Sesame reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 19), opening up a space where Crooked River encloses it.
Outrigger reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 19), opening up a space where Crooked River encloses it.
Crooked River reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 21 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 20 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 21 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 20 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (22 vs 19) makes Lauriston Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Starry Night reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 19), opening up a space where Crooked River encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (28 vs 19) makes Dusty Heather the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (19 vs 12) makes Crooked River the marginally brighter of the two.
Crooked River reflects far more light (LRV 19 vs 6), opening up a space where Charcoal Blue encloses it.
Crooked River reflects far more light (LRV 19 vs 4), opening up a space where Mountain Fig encloses it.
At LRV 54 vs 19, Daydream is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (24 vs 19) makes Classic French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Bedrock reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 19), opening up a space where Crooked River encloses it.
At LRV 40 vs 19, Ellie Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Stamped Concrete reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 19), opening up a space where Crooked River encloses it.
With LRVs of 21 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (19 vs 15) makes Crooked River the marginally brighter of the two.
Crooked River reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 19 vs 5, Crooked River is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This grounded medium gray carries cool undertones that feel both anchoring and serene, like smooth river stones worn soft by time and water. Perfect for creating a contemplative backdrop in bedrooms or studies, it pairs beautifully with warm wood accents and crisp whites.
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