Colonial Revival Stone (SW 2827)
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Colonial Revival Stone (SW 2827) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 31, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Colonial Revival Stone
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Colonial Revival Stone by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Colonial Revival Stone, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Alexandria Beige | HC-77 | 29 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Pure Earth | PPU7-05 | 31 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | River Oak | 3004-9C | 29 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Sauteed Mushroom | 1085-5 | 31 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Colonial Revival Stone (LRV 31) by LRV.
Lighter than Colonial Revival Stone
Darker than Colonial Revival Stone
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2827 |
| Hex | #A7947C |
| RGB | 167, 148, 124 |
| HSL | 33°, 20%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.4, 3.2, 15.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Colonial Revival Stone (SW 2827), published as #A7947C
#988A7B
#B79E7C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Colonial Revival Stone (SW 2827)?
- Colonial Revival Stone has an LRV of 31. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Colonial Revival Stone is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Colonial Revival Stone in another brand?
- Alexandria Beige (BM HC-77) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Colonial Revival Stone warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Colonial Revival Stone as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.