Urban Putty (SW 7532)
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Urban Putty (SW 7532) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 54, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Urban Putty
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Urban Putty 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 Urban Putty, 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 | Royal Flax | CSP-315 | 53.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Cabo | UL170-7 | 53.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Hopsack | 3003-10B | 55 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Stonington | 15-25 | 51 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Urban Putty (LRV 54) by LRV.
Lighter than Urban Putty
Darker than Urban Putty
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7532 |
| Hex | #CFC0AB |
| RGB | 207, 192, 171 |
| HSL | 35°, 27%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.4, 1.8, 12.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Urban Putty (SW 7532), published as #CFC0AB
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#E0CAAB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Urban Putty (SW 7532)?
- Urban Putty has an LRV of 54. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Urban Putty is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Urban Putty in another brand?
- Cabo (Behr UL170-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Urban Putty warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Urban Putty 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.