Fresh Zest (SW 9662)
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Fresh Zest (SW 9662) is a very light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 82, so it reflects about 82 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fresh Zest
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Fresh Zest 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 Fresh Zest, 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 | Point Pleasant | 155 | 78.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Creme Brulee | 360E-1 | 82.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Estate Vanilla | 3004-8C | 80 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Magnolia Blossom | 1090-1 | 81 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Fresh Zest (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Fresh Zest
Darker than Fresh Zest
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9662 |
| Hex | #F5E9CF |
| RGB | 245, 233, 207 |
| HSL | 41°, 66%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.7, -0.1, 14.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fresh Zest (SW 9662), published as #F5E9CF
#E4DFCD
#FFF3CF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fresh Zest (SW 9662)?
- Fresh Zest has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fresh Zest is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Fresh Zest in another brand?
- Creme Brulee (Behr 360E-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fresh Zest warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Fresh Zest as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.1; 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.