Moth Wing (SW 9174)
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Moth Wing (SW 9174) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 29, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Moth Wing
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Moth Wing 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 Moth Wing, 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 | Cabot Trail | 998 | 28.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Antique Leather | UL140-6 | 28.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Stone Manor | 6006-2A | 29 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Rapid Rock | 15-19 | 30 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Moth Wing (LRV 29) by LRV.
Lighter than Moth Wing
Darker than Moth Wing
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9174 |
| Hex | #A0907F |
| RGB | 160, 144, 127 |
| HSL | 31°, 15%, 56% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 29 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.7, 3.1, 11.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Moth Wing (SW 9174), published as #A0907F
#90877D
#B09A7F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Moth Wing (SW 9174)?
- Moth Wing has an LRV of 29. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Moth Wing is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Moth Wing in another brand?
- Antique Leather (Behr UL140-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Moth Wing warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Moth Wing as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.2; 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.