Dry Dock (SW 7502)
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Dry Dock (SW 7502) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 28, so it reflects about 28 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dry Dock
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dry Dock 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 Dry Dock, 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 | Ticonderoga Taupe | 992 | 27.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Smokey Tan | BXC-49 | 27.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Delta Sandbar | 2005-9C | 29 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Roasted Chestnut | 15-30 | 27 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Dry Dock (LRV 28) by LRV.
Lighter than Dry Dock
Darker than Dry Dock
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7502 |
| Hex | #A18D7D |
| RGB | 161, 141, 125 |
| HSL | 27°, 16%, 56% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 28 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.0, 4.9, 11.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dry Dock (SW 7502), published as #A18D7D
#92847B
#B1977D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dry Dock (SW 7502)?
- Dry Dock has an LRV of 28. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dry Dock is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dry Dock in another brand?
- Smokey Tan (Behr BXC-49) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dry Dock warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dry Dock as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.3; 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.