Echelon Ecru (SW 7574)
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Echelon Ecru (SW 7574) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Echelon Ecru
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Echelon Ecru 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 Echelon Ecru, 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 | Malton | 1073 | 67.1 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Nature Trail | ECC-26-2 | 69 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lovely Bluff | 3004-10C | 70 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Alpaca Wool | 14-19 | 68 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Echelon Ecru (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Echelon Ecru
Darker than Echelon Ecru
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7574 |
| Hex | #E7D8BE |
| RGB | 231, 216, 190 |
| HSL | 38°, 46%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.9, 1.0, 14.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Echelon Ecru (SW 7574), published as #E7D8BE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Echelon Ecru (SW 7574)?
- Echelon Ecru has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Echelon Ecru is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Echelon Ecru in another brand?
- Malton (BM 1073) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Echelon Ecru warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Echelon Ecru as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.7; 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.