Tanglewood (SW 9607)
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Tanglewood (SW 9607) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 28, so it reflects about 28 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tanglewood
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Tanglewood 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 Tanglewood, 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 | Weimaraner | AF-155 | 31 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Village Square | 730D-5 | 28.5 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Stone Manor | 6006-2A | 29 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Oyster Shell | 14-13 | 29 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Tanglewood (LRV 28) by LRV.
Lighter than Tanglewood
Darker than Tanglewood
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9607 |
| Hex | #9B8F7E |
| RGB | 155, 143, 126 |
| HSL | 35°, 13%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 28 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.0, 1.5, 10.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tanglewood (SW 9607), published as #9B8F7E
#8B867C
#AB997E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tanglewood (SW 9607)?
- Tanglewood has an LRV of 28. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tanglewood is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tanglewood in another brand?
- Stone Manor (Valspar 6006-2A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tanglewood warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Tanglewood as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.7; 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.