Sugared Almond (SW 9537)
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Sugared Almond (SW 9537) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 35, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sugared Almond
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sugared Almond 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 Sugared Almond, 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 | Trench Coat | CSP-1020 | 35.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mission Hills | UL170-3 | 34.8 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Au Lait Ole | 3003-9C | 37 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Earthy Ocher | 1086-5 | 36 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Sugared Almond (LRV 35) by LRV.
Lighter than Sugared Almond
Darker than Sugared Almond
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9537 |
| Hex | #B49D7B |
| RGB | 180, 157, 123 |
| HSL | 36°, 28%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.9, 3.3, 20.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sugared Almond (SW 9537), published as #B49D7B
#A5937A
#C4A77A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sugared Almond (SW 9537)?
- Sugared Almond has an LRV of 35. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sugared Almond is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sugared Almond in another brand?
- Trench Coat (BM CSP-1020) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sugared Almond warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sugared Almond as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.9; 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.