Lotus Pod (SW 7572)

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Lotus Pod (SW 7572) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 69, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lotus Pod
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Lotus Pod 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 Lotus Pod, 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 | Bayshore Beige | 1079 | 67.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Stone Wash | QE-10 | 67.6 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Savoury Beige | 3002-10C | 70 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Oatmeal Cookie | 1080-1 | 72 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Lotus Pod (LRV 69) by LRV.
Lighter than Lotus Pod
Darker than Lotus Pod
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7572 |
| Hex | #E7D7C2 |
| RGB | 231, 215, 194 |
| HSL | 34°, 44%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.7, 2.1, 12.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lotus Pod (SW 7572), published as #E7D7C2
#D6CDC0
#F8E1C2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lotus Pod (SW 7572)?
- Lotus Pod has an LRV of 69. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lotus Pod is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lotus Pod in another brand?
- Oatmeal Cookie (PPG 1080-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lotus Pod warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Lotus Pod as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.4; 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.