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Warm Gray No.9

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Copic W9 Warm Gray No.9 is a near-black muted orange alcohol marker in the Warm Gray family. It sits in the deepest shadow range, making it well-suited for deep shadows, outlines, night scenes. Warm undertones suit skin work, earth tones, and warm-light scenes.

Warm Gray family Warm temperature 17% lightness
Deep shadowsOutlinesNight scenesDark backgroundsCrisp linework
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Marker Facts

Marker Name
Warm Gray No.9
Color Family
Warm Gray
Temperature
Warm
Lightness (HSL)
17%
Saturation (HSL)
15%
Palettes Using This Marker
0

Suggested Blend Ladder

Computed lighter and darker shades from the displayed swatches. Test them on your paper before blending.

Shadow Side
W10
Warm Gray No.10 Perceptual L30%
Current Marker
W9
Warm Gray No.9 Perceptual L30%
Highlight Side
W8
Warm Gray No.8 Perceptual L36%
W7
Warm Gray No.7 Perceptual L37%

Works Well With

Highlights
W6
Warm Gray No.6
+24 lightness
W5
Warm Gray No.5
+31 lightness
W4
Warm Gray No.4
+45 lightness
W3
Warm Gray No.3
+51 lightness
Analogous Colors
E25
Caribe Cocoa
15° hue shift
E27
Milk Chocolate
15° hue shift
FY
Fluorescent Yellow
15° hue shift
R11
Pale Cherry Pink
15° hue shift
Complementary Accent

Opposite on the color wheel. Useful for contrast, focal points, and making warm colors stand out.

C1
Cool Gray No.1
opposite hue
C7
Cool Gray No.7
opposite hue
B91
Pale Grayish Blue
opposite hue
B93
Light Crockery Blue
opposite hue

Compatible Palettes

Curated palettes where W9 fits the color story by mood and hue.

☄ Comet Trail
Ice blue front and amber dust tail — visiting once and leaving something in the atmosphere you can't explain.
Celestial
🌕 Blood Moon
Copper moon in a black sky — the night the orbit lines up and the earth interrupts its own shadow.
Celestial
✨ Milky Way Core
Dense violet fog lit from inside — the arm of the galaxy you live in, seen from your own backyard.
Celestial
🏙 Tokyo Neon Night
Indigo sky between towers, neon orange kanji, trains running where the stars should be.
Cinematic
🪻 Victorian Mourning
Black crepe, burgundy wax seal, antique gold mourning brooch — grief that knows how to dress.
Gothic
🐦‍⬛ Raven's Library
Dark oak shelves, brass lamp, books that haven't been opened in eighty years and prefer it that way.
Gothic
☕ Rich Espresso
Deep warm brown catching copper in the highlight — the shadow goes almost burgundy, not gray.
Skin Tones
✨ Deep Ebony
Very deep cool-warm brown — shadows pull toward indigo, highlights lift to burnished gold.
Skin Tones

Similar Colors in Warm Gray

W10
Warm Gray No.10
near-black muted orange
#312D26
W7
Warm Gray No.7
deep muted orange
#473F35
W8
Warm Gray No.8
deep muted orange
#423B32
W0
Warm Gray No.0
near-white orange
#F0EAE0
W1
Warm Gray No.1
pale orange
#E4DED2
W2
Warm Gray No.2
pale muted orange
#D1C7B8
W3
Warm Gray No.3
light muted orange
#BBAF9F
W4
Warm Gray No.4
light muted orange
#AB9F90

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