Row House Tan (SW 7689)

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Row House Tan (SW 7689) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 52, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Row House Tan
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Row House Tan 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 Row House Tan, 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 | Stone House | 1039 | 49.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Practical Tan | S280-3 | 51.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Warm Buff | 3002-10A | 50 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gaia | 14-18 | 52 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Row House Tan (LRV 52) by LRV.
Lighter than Row House Tan
Darker than Row House Tan
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7689 |
| Hex | #D2BB9D |
| RGB | 210, 187, 157 |
| HSL | 34°, 37%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.1, 3.6, 18.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Row House Tan (SW 7689), published as #D2BB9D
#C2B19C
#E3C59D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Row House Tan (SW 7689)?
- Row House Tan has an LRV of 52. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Row House Tan is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Row House Tan in another brand?
- Gaia (PPG 14-18) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Row House Tan warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Row House Tan as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.2; 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.