Perfect Khaki (SW 9612)
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Perfect Khaki (SW 9612) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 38, so it reflects about 38 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Perfect Khaki
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Perfect Khaki 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 Perfect Khaki, 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 | Cotswold | AF-150 | 39 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Fretwire | T11-7 | 38 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Arid Plains | 6007-2A | 37 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | El Capitan | 1020-4 | 40 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Perfect Khaki (LRV 38) by LRV.
Lighter than Perfect Khaki
Darker than Perfect Khaki
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9612 |
| Hex | #B2A492 |
| RGB | 178, 164, 146 |
| HSL | 34°, 17%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 38 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.1, 2.1, 11.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Perfect Khaki (SW 9612), published as #B2A492
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#C2AE92
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Perfect Khaki (SW 9612)?
- Perfect Khaki has an LRV of 38. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Perfect Khaki is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Perfect Khaki in another brand?
- Fretwire (Behr T11-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Perfect Khaki warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Perfect Khaki as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.2; 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.