White Sesame (SW 9586)
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White Sesame (SW 9586) is a light, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 71, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with White Sesame
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for White Sesame by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 White Sesame, 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 | Sonnet | AF-55 | 70.4 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Oyster | W-B-720 | 71.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cream in my Coffee | 3003-10C | 74 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Antique White | 1024-2 | 70 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to White Sesame (LRV 71) by LRV.
Lighter than White Sesame
Darker than White Sesame
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9586 |
| Hex | #E3DBCD |
| RGB | 227, 219, 205 |
| HSL | 38°, 28%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 71 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.7, 0.4, 7.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
White Sesame (SW 9586), published as #E3DBCD
#D2D1CB
#F5E5CD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of White Sesame (SW 9586)?
- White Sesame has an LRV of 71. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so White Sesame is a light color.
- What is the closest match to White Sesame in another brand?
- Sonnet (BM AF-55) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is White Sesame warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists White Sesame as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.9; 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.