Minimalist (SW 9611)
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Minimalist (SW 9611) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 52, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Minimalist
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Minimalist 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 Minimalist, 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 | Ashen Tan | 996 | 50.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Matrix | T13-8 | 51.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Freshly Baked | 3008-10A | 50 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Stonington | 15-25 | 51 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Minimalist (LRV 52) by LRV.
Lighter than Minimalist
Darker than Minimalist
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9611 |
| Hex | #CABEAD |
| RGB | 202, 190, 173 |
| HSL | 35°, 21%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.5, 1.4, 10.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Minimalist (SW 9611), published as #CABEAD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Minimalist (SW 9611)?
- Minimalist has an LRV of 52. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Minimalist is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Minimalist in another brand?
- Stonington (PPG 15-25) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Minimalist warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Minimalist as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.1; 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.