Windswept Canyon (SW 9010)
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Windswept Canyon (SW 9010) is a medium, warm orange from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 43, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Windswept Canyon
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Windswept Canyon by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Windswept Canyon, 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 | Casabella | 102 | 45.2 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Nairobi Dusk | PPU3-10 | 44.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Peach Ice Cream | 2007-5C | 41 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Clay Fire | 1070-4 | 44 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams orange colors nearest to Windswept Canyon (LRV 43) by LRV.
Lighter than Windswept Canyon
Darker than Windswept Canyon
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9010 |
| Hex | #DBA480 |
| RGB | 219, 164, 128 |
| HSL | 24°, 56%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.7, 15.8, 26.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Windswept Canyon (SW 9010), published as #DBA480
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Windswept Canyon (SW 9010)?
- Windswept Canyon has an LRV of 43. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Windswept Canyon is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Windswept Canyon in another brand?
- Clay Fire (PPG 1070-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Windswept Canyon warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Windswept Canyon as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.6; 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.