Serengeti Grass (SW 9116)
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Serengeti Grass (SW 9116) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 32, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Serengeti Grass
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Serengeti Grass 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 Serengeti Grass, 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 | Great Plains Gold | 1077 | 32.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Hidden Treasure | N300-5 | 29.2 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | River Oak | 3004-9C | 29 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sauteed Mushroom | 1085-5 | 31 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Serengeti Grass (LRV 32) by LRV.
Lighter than Serengeti Grass
Darker than Serengeti Grass
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9116 |
| Hex | #AB9579 |
| RGB | 171, 149, 121 |
| HSL | 34°, 23%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 32 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 63.0, 3.8, 17.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Serengeti Grass (SW 9116), published as #AB9579
#9C8B78
#BB9F78
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Serengeti Grass (SW 9116)?
- Serengeti Grass has an LRV of 32. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Serengeti Grass is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Serengeti Grass in another brand?
- Sauteed Mushroom (PPG 1085-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Serengeti Grass warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Serengeti Grass as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.8; 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.