Irish Cream (SW 7537)
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Irish Cream (SW 7537) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 66, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Irish Cream
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Irish Cream 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 Irish Cream, 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 | Sea Urchin | 1052 | 62.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Comfy Beige | N290-3 | 65.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Classic Buff | 3006-10B | 65 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Almond Brittle | 1095-3 | 67 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Irish Cream (LRV 66) by LRV.
Lighter than Irish Cream
Darker than Irish Cream
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7537 |
| Hex | #E3D2B8 |
| RGB | 227, 210, 184 |
| HSL | 36°, 43%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.9, 1.7, 15.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Irish Cream (SW 7537), published as #E3D2B8
#D2C8B6
#F4DCB8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Irish Cream (SW 7537)?
- Irish Cream has an LRV of 66. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Irish Cream is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Irish Cream in another brand?
- Almond Brittle (PPG 1095-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Irish Cream warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Irish Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.0; 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.