Worn Khaki (SW 9527)
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Worn Khaki (SW 9527) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 34, so it reflects about 34 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Worn Khaki
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Worn Khaki 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 Worn Khaki, 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 | Shiitake Mushroom | CSP-1040 | 34 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Tent Green | N340-4 | 34.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Cool Moss | 6006-4A | 33 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Foggy Beach | 11-18 | 38 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Worn Khaki (LRV 34) by LRV.
Lighter than Worn Khaki
Darker than Worn Khaki
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9527 |
| Hex | #A69C81 |
| RGB | 166, 156, 129 |
| HSL | 44°, 17%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 34 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 64.5, -0.9, 15.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Worn Khaki (SW 9527), published as #A69C81
#969280
#B6A681
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Worn Khaki (SW 9527)?
- Worn Khaki has an LRV of 34. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Worn Khaki is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Worn Khaki in another brand?
- Tent Green (Behr N340-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Worn Khaki warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Worn Khaki as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.5; 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.