Windsor Greige (SW 7528)
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Windsor Greige (SW 7528) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Windsor Greige
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Windsor Greige 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 Windsor Greige, 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 | Kangaroo | AF-145 | 43.9 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Essential Brown | BNC-03 | 46.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Oregon Coast | 6007-1C | 48 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Best Beige | 1085-4 | 47 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Windsor Greige (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Windsor Greige
Darker than Windsor Greige
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7528 |
| Hex | #C4B49C |
| RGB | 196, 180, 156 |
| HSL | 36°, 25%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.1, 1.8, 14.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Windsor Greige (SW 7528), published as #C4B49C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Windsor Greige (SW 7528)?
- Windsor Greige has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Windsor Greige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Windsor Greige in another brand?
- Essential Brown (Behr BNC-03) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Windsor Greige warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Windsor Greige as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.3; 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.