Almond Roca (SW 9105)
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Almond Roca (SW 9105) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 25, so it reflects about 25 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Almond Roca
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Almond Roca 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 Almond Roca, 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 | Café au Lait | CSP-290 | 24 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Cardamom | PMD-51 | 26.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Leather Satchel | 3003-7B | 25 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Treasure Hunt | 16-16 | 25 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Almond Roca (LRV 25) by LRV.
Lighter than Almond Roca
Darker than Almond Roca
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9105 |
| Hex | #A78361 |
| RGB | 167, 131, 97 |
| HSL | 29°, 28%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 25 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 57.4, 9.2, 23.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Almond Roca (SW 9105), published as #A78361
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Almond Roca (SW 9105)?
- Almond Roca has an LRV of 25. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Almond Roca is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Almond Roca in another brand?
- Leather Satchel (Valspar 3003-7B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Almond Roca warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Almond Roca as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.7; 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.