Sawgrass Basket (SW 9121)
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Sawgrass Basket (SW 9121) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 45, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sawgrass Basket
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sawgrass Basket 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 Sawgrass Basket, 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 | Lenox Tan | HC-44 | 43.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Woven Straw | PPU7-21 | 42.7 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Wetland Clay | 3007-10A | 44 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Rock Cliffs | 1101-4 | 44 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Sawgrass Basket (LRV 45) by LRV.
Lighter than Sawgrass Basket
Darker than Sawgrass Basket
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9121 |
| Hex | #C3B090 |
| RGB | 195, 176, 144 |
| HSL | 38°, 30%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.7, 1.8, 18.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sawgrass Basket (SW 9121), published as #C3B090
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sawgrass Basket (SW 9121)?
- Sawgrass Basket has an LRV of 45. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sawgrass Basket is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sawgrass Basket in another brand?
- Lenox Tan (BM HC-44) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sawgrass Basket warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sawgrass Basket as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.9; 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.