Prelude
Sherwin-Williams Prelude (9620) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its neutral temperature leaves room for surrounding materials and light to pull the color warmer or cooler. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#5B564FLRV
9.45
Coordinating Colors
Slumber Sloth reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 9), opening up a space where Prelude encloses it.
At LRV 28 vs 9, Tanglewood is decisively the brighter choice.
Portsmouth reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 9), opening up a space where Prelude encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 9 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 69 vs 9, Starry Night is decisively the brighter choice.
Soulful Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 22 vs 9, Blustery Sky is decisively the brighter choice.
Dusty Heather reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 9), opening up a space where Prelude encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Hulett Ore reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (17 vs 9) makes Gauntlet Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 22 vs 9, Going Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This dark and mysterious neutral is an elegant symphony of bronze, green and gray undertones. Use it to create a moody yet hopeful accent wall.
Attributed to Sherwin-Williams catalog data.