Sticks & Stones (SW 7503)
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Sticks & Stones (SW 7503) 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 Sticks & Stones
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sticks & Stones 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 Sticks & Stones, 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 | Creekbed | 1006 | 33.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Clay | HDC-NT-04A | 31.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Coastal Villa | 6005-2A | 32 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Earl Gray | 1020-5 | 32 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Sticks & Stones (LRV 31) by LRV.
Lighter than Sticks & Stones
Darker than Sticks & Stones
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7503 |
| Hex | #A49689 |
| RGB | 164, 150, 137 |
| HSL | 29°, 13%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.9, 2.9, 8.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sticks & Stones (SW 7503), published as #A49689
#948C87
#B4A089
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sticks & Stones (SW 7503)?
- Sticks & Stones has an LRV of 31. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sticks & Stones is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sticks & Stones in another brand?
- Clay (Behr HDC-NT-04A) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sticks & Stones warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sticks & Stones as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.7; 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.