Stone Guardians (SW 9531)
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Stone Guardians (SW 9531) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Stone Guardians
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Stone Guardians 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 Stone Guardians, 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 | Candle Glow | CSP-1015 | 50.2 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Hayloft | MQ2-22 | 50.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Epic | 6008-3C | 51 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spiced Vinegar | 1098-4 | 50 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Stone Guardians (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Stone Guardians
Darker than Stone Guardians
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9531 |
| Hex | #CABA97 |
| RGB | 202, 186, 151 |
| HSL | 41°, 32%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.0, 0.2, 19.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Stone Guardians (SW 9531), published as #CABA97
#BAB096
#DBC496
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Stone Guardians (SW 9531)?
- Stone Guardians has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Stone Guardians is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Stone Guardians in another brand?
- Candle Glow (BM CSP-1015) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Stone Guardians warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Stone Guardians as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.8; 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.