Outerbanks (SW 7534)
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Outerbanks (SW 7534) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Outerbanks
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Outerbanks 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 Outerbanks, 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 | Brush Beige | CW-125 | 38.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Chateau | PPU7-06 | 37.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Au Lait Ole | 3003-9C | 37 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Antelope | 15-09 | 39 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Outerbanks (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Outerbanks
Darker than Outerbanks
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7534 |
| Hex | #B7A48B |
| RGB | 183, 164, 139 |
| HSL | 34°, 23%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.4, 2.9, 15.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Outerbanks (SW 7534), published as #B7A48B
#A79A8A
#C7AE8B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Outerbanks (SW 7534)?
- Outerbanks has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Outerbanks is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Outerbanks in another brand?
- Chateau (Behr PPU7-06) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Outerbanks warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Outerbanks as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.5; 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.