Foothills (SW 7514)
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Foothills (SW 7514) is a very deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 18, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Foothills
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Foothills by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Foothills, 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 | Chocolate Velvet | CSP-235 | 19.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Grizzly | MQ2-38 | 19.6 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Scented Candle | 2006-9B | 19 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Wicker Basket | 1020-6 | 19 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Foothills (LRV 18) by LRV.
Lighter than Foothills
Darker than Foothills
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7514 |
| Hex | #827466 |
| RGB | 130, 116, 102 |
| HSL | 30°, 12%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.7, 3.0, 9.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Foothills (SW 7514), published as #827466
#736B65
#917D66
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Foothills (SW 7514)?
- Foothills has an LRV of 18. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Foothills is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Foothills in another brand?
- Wicker Basket (PPG 1020-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Foothills warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Foothills as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.7; 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.