Timber Beam (SW 9540)
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Timber Beam (SW 9540) is a very deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Timber Beam
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Timber Beam 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 Timber Beam, 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 | Tamarind | AF-120 | 13.8 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Centaur | 300F-7 | 12 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Grecian Helmet | 3006-9A | 16 | 5.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Olive Wood | 1097-7 | 13 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Timber Beam (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Timber Beam
Darker than Timber Beam
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9540 |
| Hex | #796040 |
| RGB | 121, 96, 64 |
| HSL | 34°, 31%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.5, 5.6, 22.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Timber Beam (SW 9540), published as #796040
#6B573F
#87693F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Timber Beam (SW 9540)?
- Timber Beam has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Timber Beam is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Timber Beam in another brand?
- Centaur (Behr 300F-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Timber Beam warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Timber Beam as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.1; 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.