Breakwater
SW 9638 · Sherwin-Williams
Breakwater SW 9638 as a flat swatch, not a painted room
Sherwin-Williams
Breakwater
SW 9638
Faint green, a very subtle lean
- Color family
- Neutral
- Sold for
- Interior and exterior
Sherwin-Williams Breakwater SW 9638 is a medium neutral paint color with a faint green undertone and an LRV of 38, a medium depth that absorbs more light than it reflects.
Source: Sherwin-Williams's color data. Undertone labels describe our calculation, not the paint formula or a test in your room. How we assess colors.
Is Breakwater warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers
too close to gray to lean
Undertone
Faint green
Barely off gray.
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- Made with real paint
- Delivered next day
- Peels off clean

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Closest matches for Breakwater in other brands
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