Beige Intenso (SW 9096)
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Beige Intenso (SW 9096) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Beige Intenso
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Beige Intenso 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 Beige Intenso, 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 | Palm Desert Tan | 1123 | 43.3 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Pottery Wheel | N250-3 | 44.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Pale Powder | 3001-8A | 46 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Yosemite Trailhead | 15-04 | 42 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Beige Intenso (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Beige Intenso
Darker than Beige Intenso
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9096 |
| Hex | #C5A88D |
| RGB | 197, 168, 141 |
| HSL | 29°, 33%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.7, 6.5, 17.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Beige Intenso (SW 9096), published as #C5A88D
#B59E8C
#D5B28C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Beige Intenso (SW 9096)?
- Beige Intenso has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Beige Intenso is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Beige Intenso in another brand?
- Yosemite Trailhead (PPG 15-04) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Beige Intenso warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Beige Intenso as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.9; 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.