Llama Wool (SW 9089)
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Llama Wool (SW 9089) is a deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 20, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Llama Wool
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Llama Wool by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Llama Wool, 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 | Spanish Brown | 1028 | 20.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Belgian Sweet | 700D-6 | 19.2 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Dark Toast | 3001-9B | 21 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Portabella | 15-32 | 20 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Llama Wool (LRV 20) by LRV.
Lighter than Llama Wool
Darker than Llama Wool
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9089 |
| Hex | #917864 |
| RGB | 145, 120, 100 |
| HSL | 27°, 18%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.3, 6.6, 14.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Llama Wool (SW 9089), published as #917864
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Llama Wool (SW 9089)?
- Llama Wool has an LRV of 20. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Llama Wool is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Llama Wool in another brand?
- Spanish Brown (BM 1028) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Llama Wool warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Llama Wool as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.6; 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.