Outrigger (SW 9517)
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Outrigger (SW 9517) 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 Outrigger
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Outrigger 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 Outrigger, 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 | Pashmina | AF-100 | 44.2 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pebble Stone | 750D-4 | 45 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Oregon Coast | 6007-1C | 48 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | True Khaki | 14-27 | 43 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Outrigger (LRV 45) by LRV.
Lighter than Outrigger
Darker than Outrigger
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9517 |
| Hex | #BBB2A0 |
| RGB | 187, 178, 160 |
| HSL | 40°, 17%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.9, 0.1, 10.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Outrigger (SW 9517), published as #BBB2A0
#ABA89E
#CCBCA0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Outrigger (SW 9517)?
- Outrigger has an LRV of 45. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Outrigger is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Outrigger in another brand?
- Pashmina (BM AF-100) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Outrigger warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Outrigger as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.4; 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.