Cork Wedge (SW 7539)
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Cork Wedge (SW 7539) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cork Wedge
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cork Wedge 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 Cork Wedge, 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 | Capilano Bridge | 1076 | 39.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Symphony Gold | T16-16 | 41 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Leatherbound | 3004-10A | 44 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Kangaroo | 1078-4 | 44 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Cork Wedge (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Cork Wedge
Darker than Cork Wedge
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7539 |
| Hex | #C1A98A |
| RGB | 193, 169, 138 |
| HSL | 34°, 31%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.6, 4.0, 19.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cork Wedge (SW 7539), published as #C1A98A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cork Wedge (SW 7539)?
- Cork Wedge has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cork Wedge is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Cork Wedge in another brand?
- Capilano Bridge (BM 1076) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cork Wedge warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cork Wedge as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.2; 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.