Sanderling (SW 7513)
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Sanderling (SW 7513) 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 Sanderling
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sanderling 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 Sanderling, 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 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Pure Earth | PPU7-05 | 31 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Stone Manor | 6006-2A | 29 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Rapid Rock | 15-19 | 30 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Sanderling (LRV 31) by LRV.
Lighter than Sanderling
Darker than Sanderling
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7513 |
| Hex | #A79582 |
| RGB | 167, 149, 130 |
| HSL | 31°, 17%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.8, 3.5, 12.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sanderling (SW 7513), published as #A79582
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sanderling (SW 7513)?
- Sanderling has an LRV of 31. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sanderling is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sanderling in another brand?
- Pure Earth (Behr PPU7-05) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sanderling warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sanderling as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.5; 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.