Pale Moss (SW 9027)
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Pale Moss (SW 9027) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 58, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Moss
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Pale Moss 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 Pale Moss, 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 | Golden Garden | 221 | 57.8 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Straw Basket | UL160-6 | 57.5 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Baked Scone | 3007-8B | 60 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Hayloft | 12-18 | 59 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Pale Moss (LRV 58) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Moss
Darker than Pale Moss
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9027 |
| Hex | #DCC797 |
| RGB | 220, 199, 151 |
| HSL | 42°, 50%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.9, 0.3, 26.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Moss (SW 9027), published as #DCC797
#CCBD96
#ECD196
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Moss (SW 9027)?
- Pale Moss has an LRV of 58. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Moss is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Moss in another brand?
- Golden Garden (BM 221) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Moss warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Pale Moss as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.8; 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.