Koi Pond (SW 7727)
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Koi Pond (SW 7727) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 44, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Koi Pond
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Koi Pond 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 Koi Pond, 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 | Mosaic Tile | 1517 | 43.8 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Seedling | PPU9-09 | 44.6 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Oakmoss | 6005-3C | 46 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Easy | 1026-3 | 45 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Koi Pond (LRV 44) by LRV.
Lighter than Koi Pond
Darker than Koi Pond
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7727 |
| Hex | #B9B292 |
| RGB | 185, 178, 146 |
| HSL | 49°, 22%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.4, -2.8, 17.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Koi Pond (SW 7727), published as #B9B292
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Koi Pond (SW 7727)?
- Koi Pond has an LRV of 44. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Koi Pond is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Koi Pond in another brand?
- Seedling (Behr PPU9-09) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Koi Pond warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Koi Pond as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.3; 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.