Tamarind (SW 7538)
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Tamarind (SW 7538) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tamarind
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Tamarind 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 Tamarind, 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 | Brookline Beige | HC-47 | 40.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Basketry | PPU4-05 | 38.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Doe Eyes | 3002-9C | 36 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Yosemite Trailhead | 15-04 | 42 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Tamarind (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Tamarind
Darker than Tamarind
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7538 |
| Hex | #C0A588 |
| RGB | 192, 165, 136 |
| HSL | 31°, 31%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.4, 5.5, 18.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tamarind (SW 7538), published as #C0A588
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tamarind (SW 7538)?
- Tamarind has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tamarind is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Tamarind in another brand?
- Brookline Beige (BM HC-47) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tamarind warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Tamarind as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.7; 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.