Herbal Wash (SW 7739)
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Herbal Wash (SW 7739) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 33, so it reflects about 33 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Herbal Wash
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Herbal Wash 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 Herbal Wash, 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 | Victorian Garden | 1531 | 35.2 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Tent Green | N340-4 | 34.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Cool Moss | 6006-4A | 33 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mossy Gold | 11-17 | 29 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Herbal Wash (LRV 33) by LRV.
Lighter than Herbal Wash
Darker than Herbal Wash
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7739 |
| Hex | #A49B82 |
| RGB | 164, 155, 130 |
| HSL | 44°, 16%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 33 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 64.1, -0.9, 14.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Herbal Wash (SW 7739), published as #A49B82
#949181
#B4A582
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Herbal Wash (SW 7739)?
- Herbal Wash has an LRV of 33. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Herbal Wash is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Herbal Wash in another brand?
- Tent Green (Behr N340-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Herbal Wash warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Herbal Wash as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.3; 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.