Smoky Beige (SW 9087)
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Smoky Beige (SW 9087) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Smoky Beige
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Smoky Beige by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Smoky Beige, 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 | Cotswold | AF-150 | 39 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Desert Sandstorm | BXC-43 | 40.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Timber Dust | 2007-10A | 42 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | El Capitan | 1020-4 | 40 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Smoky Beige (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Smoky Beige
Darker than Smoky Beige
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9087 |
| Hex | #B9A796 |
| RGB | 185, 167, 150 |
| HSL | 29°, 20%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.6, 3.7, 11.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Smoky Beige (SW 9087), published as #B9A796
#A99D94
#CAB196
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Smoky Beige (SW 9087)?
- Smoky Beige has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Smoky Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Smoky Beige in another brand?
- Desert Sandstorm (Behr BXC-43) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Smoky Beige warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Smoky Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.2; 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.