Khaki Shade (SW 7533)
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Khaki Shade (SW 7533) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 44, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Khaki Shade
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Khaki Shade 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 Khaki Shade, 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 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Riviera Beach | PPU7-07 | 43.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Wetland Clay | 3007-10A | 44 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Best Beige | 1085-4 | 47 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Khaki Shade (LRV 44) by LRV.
Lighter than Khaki Shade
Darker than Khaki Shade
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7533 |
| Hex | #C0AF97 |
| RGB | 192, 175, 151 |
| HSL | 35°, 25%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.3, 2.2, 14.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Khaki Shade (SW 7533), published as #C0AF97
#B0A595
#D1B997
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Khaki Shade (SW 7533)?
- Khaki Shade has an LRV of 44. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Khaki Shade is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Khaki Shade in another brand?
- Riviera Beach (Behr PPU7-07) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Khaki Shade warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Khaki Shade as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.5; 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.