Urban Jungle (SW 9117)

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Urban Jungle (SW 9117) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 31, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Urban Jungle
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Urban Jungle 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 Urban Jungle, 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 | Alexandria Beige | HC-77 | 29 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Bridle Path | ECC-43-2 | 31.1 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Stone Manor | 6006-2A | 29 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Oyster Shell | 14-13 | 29 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Urban Jungle (LRV 31) by LRV.
Lighter than Urban Jungle
Darker than Urban Jungle
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9117 |
| Hex | #A4947E |
| RGB | 164, 148, 126 |
| HSL | 35°, 17%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.2, 2.3, 13.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Urban Jungle (SW 9117), published as #A4947E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Urban Jungle (SW 9117)?
- Urban Jungle has an LRV of 31. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Urban Jungle is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Urban Jungle in another brand?
- Alexandria Beige (BM HC-77) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Urban Jungle warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Urban Jungle as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.8; 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.