Malabar (SW 9110)
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Malabar (SW 9110) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Malabar
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Malabar 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 Malabar, 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 | Bar Harbor Beige | 1032 | 51.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Pecan Sandie | 700C-3 | 54.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Hopsack | 3003-10B | 55 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Summer Suede | 14-14 | 49 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Malabar (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Malabar
Darker than Malabar
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9110 |
| Hex | #CFBEA9 |
| RGB | 207, 190, 169 |
| HSL | 33°, 28%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.9, 2.6, 12.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Malabar (SW 9110), published as #CFBEA9
#BFB4A7
#E0C8A9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Malabar (SW 9110)?
- Malabar has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Malabar is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Malabar in another brand?
- Pecan Sandie (Behr 700C-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Malabar warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Malabar as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.8; 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.