Dirty Martini (SW 9119)
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Dirty Martini (SW 9119) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 64, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dirty Martini
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dirty Martini 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 Dirty Martini, 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 | Cream Fleece | 233 | 63.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Stucco Tan | BWC-26 | 64.5 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Classic Buff | 3006-10B | 65 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sand Fossil | 1098-3 | 63 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Dirty Martini (LRV 64) by LRV.
Lighter than Dirty Martini
Darker than Dirty Martini
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9119 |
| Hex | #DDD0B6 |
| RGB | 221, 208, 182 |
| HSL | 40°, 36%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.9, 0.3, 14.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dirty Martini (SW 9119), published as #DDD0B6
#CCC6B4
#EEDAB6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dirty Martini (SW 9119)?
- Dirty Martini has an LRV of 64. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dirty Martini is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Dirty Martini in another brand?
- Sand Fossil (PPG 1098-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dirty Martini warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dirty Martini as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.5; 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.