Lamb's Wool (SW 9536)
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Lamb's Wool (SW 9536) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lamb's Wool
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Lamb's Wool 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 Lamb's Wool, 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 | Fairway Oaks | 1075 | 46.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Elemental Tan | MQ2-21 | 48.8 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Prairie Dance | 3006-10A | 48 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Beige Tellin | 15-31 | 45 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Lamb's Wool (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Lamb's Wool
Darker than Lamb's Wool
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9536 |
| Hex | #CAB598 |
| RGB | 202, 181, 152 |
| HSL | 35°, 32%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.7, 3.0, 17.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lamb's Wool (SW 9536), published as #CAB598
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lamb's Wool (SW 9536)?
- Lamb's Wool has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lamb's Wool is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Lamb's Wool in another brand?
- Fairway Oaks (BM 1075) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lamb's Wool warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Lamb's Wool as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.5; 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.