Soft Fawn (SW 9097)
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Soft Fawn (SW 9097) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 33, so it reflects about 33 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Fawn
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Soft Fawn by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Soft Fawn, 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 | Morrel | AF-125 | 32.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cliff Rock | 290F-4 | 31.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Changing Seasons | 3001-9C | 33 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Coffee Kiss | 1084-5 | 32 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Soft Fawn (LRV 33) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Fawn
Darker than Soft Fawn
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9097 |
| Hex | #B59778 |
| RGB | 181, 151, 120 |
| HSL | 30°, 29%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 33 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 64.4, 6.6, 20.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Fawn (SW 9097), published as #B59778
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Fawn (SW 9097)?
- Soft Fawn has an LRV of 33. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Fawn is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Fawn in another brand?
- Morrel (BM AF-125) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Fawn warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Soft Fawn as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.5; 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.