Naturel (SW 7542)
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Naturel (SW 7542) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 54, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Naturel
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Naturel 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 Naturel, 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 | Brick House Tan | CW-145 | 50.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Bungalow Beige | HDC-AC-10 | 52.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Oatbran | 6006-1B | 56 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Stonington | 15-25 | 51 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Naturel (LRV 54) by LRV.
Lighter than Naturel
Darker than Naturel
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7542 |
| Hex | #CBC0AD |
| RGB | 203, 192, 173 |
| HSL | 38°, 22%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.1, 0.7, 11.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Naturel (SW 7542), published as #CBC0AD
#BAB6AB
#DCCAAD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Naturel (SW 7542)?
- Naturel has an LRV of 54. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Naturel is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Naturel in another brand?
- Bungalow Beige (Behr HDC-AC-10) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Naturel warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Naturel as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.0; 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.