Steamed Chai (SW 9509)
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Steamed Chai (SW 9509) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 67, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Steamed Chai
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Steamed Chai 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 Steamed Chai, 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 | Dulce de Leche | CSP-250 | 64.5 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Natural Almond | PPU4-12 | 65.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lovely Bluff | 3004-10C | 70 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Alpaca Wool | 14-19 | 68 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Steamed Chai (LRV 67) by LRV.
Lighter than Steamed Chai
Darker than Steamed Chai
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9509 |
| Hex | #E0D4BD |
| RGB | 224, 212, 189 |
| HSL | 39°, 36%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.3, 0.4, 12.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Steamed Chai (SW 9509), published as #E0D4BD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Steamed Chai (SW 9509)?
- Steamed Chai has an LRV of 67. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Steamed Chai is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Steamed Chai in another brand?
- Dulce de Leche (BM CSP-250) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Steamed Chai warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Steamed Chai as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.9; 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.