Tarnished Treasure (SW 9118)
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Tarnished Treasure (SW 9118) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 38, so it reflects about 38 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tarnished Treasure
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Tarnished Treasure 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 Tarnished Treasure, 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 | Spice Gold | 1040 | 38 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Country Cork | HDC-CT-07 | 38.8 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Glowing Dune | 3006-9C | 39 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Sailor's Knot | 1100-4 | 38 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Tarnished Treasure (LRV 38) by LRV.
Lighter than Tarnished Treasure
Darker than Tarnished Treasure
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9118 |
| Hex | #B9A47E |
| RGB | 185, 164, 126 |
| HSL | 39°, 30%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 38 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.3, 1.9, 22.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tarnished Treasure (SW 9118), published as #B9A47E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tarnished Treasure (SW 9118)?
- Tarnished Treasure has an LRV of 38. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tarnished Treasure is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tarnished Treasure in another brand?
- Glowing Dune (Valspar 3006-9C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tarnished Treasure warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Tarnished Treasure as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.6; 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.