Tangled Twine (SW 9538)
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Tangled Twine (SW 9538) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 27, so it reflects about 27 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tangled Twine
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Tangled Twine 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 Tangled Twine, 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 | Green Tea | 236 | 27.8 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Garden Salt Green | S320-6 | 26.9 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Prairie Path | 3006-9B | 25 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Iced Cappuccino | 1099-6 | 26 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Tangled Twine (LRV 27) by LRV.
Lighter than Tangled Twine
Darker than Tangled Twine
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9538 |
| Hex | #A18A67 |
| RGB | 161, 138, 103 |
| HSL | 36°, 24%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 27 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.7, 3.5, 22.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tangled Twine (SW 9538), published as #A18A67
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#B09466
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tangled Twine (SW 9538)?
- Tangled Twine has an LRV of 27. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tangled Twine is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tangled Twine in another brand?
- Iced Cappuccino (PPG 1099-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Tangled Twine warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Tangled Twine as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.0; 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.