Coriander Powder (SW 9025)
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Coriander Powder (SW 9025) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 36, so it reflects about 36 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Coriander Powder
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Coriander Powder 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 Coriander Powder, 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 | Peanut Shell | 2162-40 | 35.2 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Amber Leaf | ECC-24-1 | 34.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Timeless Gold | 3006-7C | 35 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Earthy Ocher | 1086-5 | 36 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Coriander Powder (LRV 36) by LRV.
Lighter than Coriander Powder
Darker than Coriander Powder
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9025 |
| Hex | #BA9C75 |
| RGB | 186, 156, 117 |
| HSL | 34°, 33%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 36 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.1, 5.5, 24.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coriander Powder (SW 9025), published as #BA9C75
#AB9274
#CAA674
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coriander Powder (SW 9025)?
- Coriander Powder has an LRV of 36. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Coriander Powder is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Coriander Powder in another brand?
- Amber Leaf (Behr ECC-24-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Coriander Powder warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Coriander Powder as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.6; 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.