Natural Wool (SW 9508)
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Natural Wool (SW 9508) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Natural Wool
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Natural Wool 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 Natural Wool, 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 | Oakwood Manor | 1095 | 59.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Parachute Silk | UL160-16 | 58.9 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Dakota Trail | 6008-3B | 61 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Soft Suede | 1103-3 | 60 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Natural Wool (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Natural Wool
Darker than Natural Wool
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9508 |
| Hex | #D7C9AE |
| RGB | 215, 201, 174 |
| HSL | 40°, 34%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.4, 0.5, 15.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Natural Wool (SW 9508), published as #D7C9AE
#C6BFAC
#E8D3AE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Natural Wool (SW 9508)?
- Natural Wool has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Natural Wool is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Natural Wool in another brand?
- Parachute Silk (Behr UL160-16) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Natural Wool warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Natural Wool as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.3; 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.