Habitat (SW 9608)
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Habitat (SW 9608) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 21, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Habitat
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Habitat 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 Habitat, 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 | Stampede | 979 | 20.3 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Hiking Trail | PPU7-24A | 20.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Safari Beige | 6006-2B | 21 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Patches | 1024-6 | 21 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Habitat (LRV 21) by LRV.
Lighter than Habitat
Darker than Habitat
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9608 |
| Hex | #897D6D |
| RGB | 137, 125, 109 |
| HSL | 34°, 11%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 53.1, 1.8, 10.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Habitat (SW 9608), published as #897D6D
#7A746C
#99866D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Habitat (SW 9608)?
- Habitat has an LRV of 21. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Habitat is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Habitat in another brand?
- Patches (PPG 1024-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Habitat warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Habitat as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.4; 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.