Ethereal Mood (SW 7639)
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Ethereal Mood (SW 7639) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 38, so it reflects about 38 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ethereal Mood
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Ethereal Mood 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 Ethereal Mood, 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 | Chateau | CSP-140 | 36.9 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Roadside | MQ2-52 | 37.5 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Arid Plains | 6007-2A | 37 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Aldabra | 14-28 | 37 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Ethereal Mood (LRV 38) by LRV.
Lighter than Ethereal Mood
Darker than Ethereal Mood
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7639 |
| Hex | #AEA594 |
| RGB | 174, 165, 148 |
| HSL | 39°, 14%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 38 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.1, 0.3, 10.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ethereal Mood (SW 7639), published as #AEA594
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ethereal Mood (SW 7639)?
- Ethereal Mood has an LRV of 38. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ethereal Mood is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Ethereal Mood in another brand?
- Roadside (Behr MQ2-52) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ethereal Mood warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Ethereal Mood as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.0; 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.