Sun Bleached Ochre (SW 9011)
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Sun Bleached Ochre (SW 9011) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sun Bleached Ochre
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sun Bleached Ochre by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Sun Bleached Ochre, 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 | Canyonlands | 109 | 50.2 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Thai Ice Tea | MQ4-36 | 45.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Tomato Bisque | 2008-5C | 48 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Buffalo Trail | 1202-5 | 47 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Sun Bleached Ochre (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Sun Bleached Ochre
Darker than Sun Bleached Ochre
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9011 |
| Hex | #E3AB7B |
| RGB | 227, 171, 123 |
| HSL | 28°, 65%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.1, 14.7, 32.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sun Bleached Ochre (SW 9011), published as #E3AB7B
#D4A17A
#F3B57A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sun Bleached Ochre (SW 9011)?
- Sun Bleached Ochre has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sun Bleached Ochre is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sun Bleached Ochre in another brand?
- Thai Ice Tea (Behr MQ4-36) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sun Bleached Ochre warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sun Bleached Ochre as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.7; 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.