Meander (SW 9522)
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Meander (SW 9522) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Meander
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Meander 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 Meander, 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 | Finnie Gray | CW-55 | 42 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Explorer Khaki | N330-4 | 41.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Transitional Tan | 6008-2A | 39 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | True Khaki | 14-27 | 43 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Meander (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Meander
Darker than Meander
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9522 |
| Hex | #B6AE99 |
| RGB | 182, 174, 153 |
| HSL | 43°, 17%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.2, -0.7, 11.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Meander (SW 9522), published as #B6AE99
#A6A497
#C7B899
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Meander (SW 9522)?
- Meander has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Meander is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Meander in another brand?
- Finnie Gray (BM CW-55) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Meander warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Meander as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.8; 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.