Hopsack (SW 6109)
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Hopsack (SW 6109) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 24, so it reflects about 24 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hopsack
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Hopsack by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Hopsack, 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 | Edgewood Rocks | 1056 | 22.2 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | New Chestnut | 280F-5 | 24.9 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Crunch Granola | 3004-9B | 24 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cocoa Pecan | 1084-6 | 21 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Hopsack (LRV 24) by LRV.
Lighter than Hopsack
Darker than Hopsack
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6109 |
| Hex | #9E8163 |
| RGB | 158, 129, 99 |
| HSL | 31°, 23%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 24 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.0, 6.8, 20.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hopsack (SW 6109), published as #9E8163
#8F7862
#AD8A62
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hopsack (SW 6109)?
- Hopsack has an LRV of 24. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hopsack is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Hopsack in another brand?
- Crunch Granola (Valspar 3004-9B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Hopsack warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Hopsack as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.5; 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.