Tiki Hut (SW 7509)
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Tiki Hut (SW 7509) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tiki Hut
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Tiki Hut by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Tiki Hut, 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 | Maple Shadows | 1022 | 17.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Whiskey Barrel | N230-6 | 17.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Scented Candle | 2006-9B | 19 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Salted Pretzel | 1077-6 | 16 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Tiki Hut (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Tiki Hut
Darker than Tiki Hut
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7509 |
| Hex | #826F5E |
| RGB | 130, 111, 94 |
| HSL | 28°, 16%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.2, 4.7, 12.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tiki Hut (SW 7509), published as #826F5E
#73665D
#91785E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tiki Hut (SW 7509)?
- Tiki Hut has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tiki Hut is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tiki Hut in another brand?
- Maple Shadows (BM 1022) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tiki Hut warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Tiki Hut as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.2; 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.