Earthy Ochre (SW 9532)
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Earthy Ochre (SW 9532) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 43, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Earthy Ochre
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Earthy Ochre 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 Earthy Ochre, 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 | Yorkshire Tan | HC-23 | 43.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Kaffir Lime | PPU8-08 | 41.1 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Dry Earth | 6008-4A | 43 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Desert Camel | 12-16 | 44 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Earthy Ochre (LRV 43) by LRV.
Lighter than Earthy Ochre
Darker than Earthy Ochre
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9532 |
| Hex | #BEAE88 |
| RGB | 190, 174, 136 |
| HSL | 42°, 29%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.6, -0.2, 21.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Earthy Ochre (SW 9532), published as #BEAE88
#AEA487
#CEB887
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Earthy Ochre (SW 9532)?
- Earthy Ochre has an LRV of 43. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Earthy Ochre is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Earthy Ochre in another brand?
- Dry Earth (Valspar 6008-4A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Earthy Ochre warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Earthy Ochre as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.6; 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.