Nettle (SW 9535)
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Nettle (SW 9535) is a very deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Nettle
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Nettle by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Nettle, 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 | Hope Chest | CSP-1050 | 13.1 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Mountain Trail | S-H-750 | 9.8 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Amazon Silt | 6010-4 | 10 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Pine Cone | 1102-7 | 11 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Nettle (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Nettle
Darker than Nettle
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9535 |
| Hex | #665B44 |
| RGB | 102, 91, 68 |
| HSL | 41°, 20%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.1, 0.6, 14.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Nettle (SW 9535), published as #665B44
#585243
#746443
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Nettle (SW 9535)?
- Nettle has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Nettle is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Nettle in another brand?
- Pine Cone (PPG 1102-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Nettle warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Nettle as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.9; 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.