Cool Avocado (SW 9029)
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Cool Avocado (SW 9029) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cool Avocado
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cool Avocado 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 Cool Avocado, 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 | Anjou Pear | AF-425 | 45.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Everglade | MQ6-60 | 43.2 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Desert Grass | 3008-7C | 42 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gracious Glow | 1116-5 | 43 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Cool Avocado (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Cool Avocado
Darker than Cool Avocado
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9029 |
| Hex | #C4B47D |
| RGB | 196, 180, 125 |
| HSL | 46°, 38%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.5, -2.4, 30.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cool Avocado (SW 9029), published as #C4B47D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cool Avocado (SW 9029)?
- Cool Avocado has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cool Avocado is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Cool Avocado in another brand?
- Anjou Pear (BM AF-425) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Cool Avocado warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cool Avocado as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 30.2; 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.