Sleepy Owlet (SW 9513)
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Sleepy Owlet (SW 9513) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sleepy Owlet
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sleepy Owlet 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 Sleepy Owlet, 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 | Greenbrier Beige | HC-79 | 41.6 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Safari Vest | PPU7-22 | 38.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Transitional Tan | 6008-2A | 39 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Prairie Dust | 1102-4 | 41 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Sleepy Owlet (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Sleepy Owlet
Darker than Sleepy Owlet
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9513 |
| Hex | #B5A78D |
| RGB | 181, 167, 141 |
| HSL | 39°, 21%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.0, 0.8, 15.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sleepy Owlet (SW 9513), published as #B5A78D
#A59D8C
#C5B18D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sleepy Owlet (SW 9513)?
- Sleepy Owlet has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sleepy Owlet is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sleepy Owlet in another brand?
- Safari Vest (Behr PPU7-22) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Sleepy Owlet warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sleepy Owlet 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.