Twig Basket (SW 9529)
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Twig Basket (SW 9529) is a very deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 16, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Twig Basket
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Twig Basket by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Twig Basket, 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 | Urban Legend | 238 | 15 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Olive | PPU8-01 | 15.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Twilight Jungle | 3007-9A | 15 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Conservation | 1027-6 | 16 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Twig Basket (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Twig Basket
Darker than Twig Basket
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9529 |
| Hex | #7D6E52 |
| RGB | 125, 110, 82 |
| HSL | 39°, 21%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.1, 1.4, 17.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Twig Basket (SW 9529), published as #7D6E52
#6F6551
#8C7751
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Twig Basket (SW 9529)?
- Twig Basket has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Twig Basket is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Twig Basket in another brand?
- Urban Legend (BM 238) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Twig Basket warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Twig Basket as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.8; 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.