San Antonio Sage (SW 7731)
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San Antonio Sage (SW 7731) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 31, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with San Antonio Sage
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for San Antonio Sage 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 San Antonio Sage, 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 | Woodstock Tan | HC-20 | 28.5 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Earthenware | ICC-78 | 30.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Caraway Shield | 6008-4B | 30 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bear Hug | 1101-5 | 33 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to San Antonio Sage (LRV 31) by LRV.
Lighter than San Antonio Sage
Darker than San Antonio Sage
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7731 |
| Hex | #A69474 |
| RGB | 166, 148, 116 |
| HSL | 38°, 22%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.1, 1.7, 19.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
San Antonio Sage (SW 7731), published as #A69474
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#B69E73
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of San Antonio Sage (SW 7731)?
- San Antonio Sage has an LRV of 31. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so San Antonio Sage is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to San Antonio Sage in another brand?
- Earthenware (Behr ICC-78) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is San Antonio Sage warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists San Antonio Sage as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.4; 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.