Playa Arenosa (SW 9094)
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Playa Arenosa (SW 9094) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Playa Arenosa
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Playa Arenosa 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 Playa Arenosa, 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 | King Arthur's Court | 1081 | 55.2 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Arabian Sands | 280E-2 | 58.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | New Penny | 3001-8B | 61 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cocoa Cream | 1079-3 | 60 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Playa Arenosa (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Playa Arenosa
Darker than Playa Arenosa
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9094 |
| Hex | #DCC7B3 |
| RGB | 220, 199, 179 |
| HSL | 29°, 37%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.5, 4.2, 12.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Playa Arenosa (SW 9094), published as #DCC7B3
#CBBDB1
#EDD1B3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Playa Arenosa (SW 9094)?
- Playa Arenosa has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Playa Arenosa is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Playa Arenosa in another brand?
- Arabian Sands (Behr 280E-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Playa Arenosa warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Playa Arenosa as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.7; 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.