Ginger Root (SW 9095)
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Ginger Root (SW 9095) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ginger Root
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Ginger Root 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 Ginger Root, 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 | Saint Martin Sand | 2164-50 | 49.3 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Bauhaus Buff | BNC-01 | 48.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Maple Leaf | 2008-8B | 48 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Happy Trails | 1084-4 | 49 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Ginger Root (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Ginger Root
Darker than Ginger Root
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9095 |
| Hex | #D2B79E |
| RGB | 210, 183, 158 |
| HSL | 29°, 37%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.1, 5.8, 16.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ginger Root (SW 9095), published as #D2B79E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ginger Root (SW 9095)?
- Ginger Root has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ginger Root is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Ginger Root in another brand?
- Maple Leaf (Valspar 2008-8B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Ginger Root warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Ginger Root as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.3; 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.