Carambola (SW 9667)
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Carambola (SW 9667) 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 Carambola
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Carambola 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 Carambola, 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 | White Marigold | 2149-60 | 77.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | White Corn | W-B-320 | 86 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Feathered Fern | 6005-5A | 82 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Bright Laughter | 1215-2 | 84 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Carambola (LRV 82) by LRV.
Lighter than Carambola
Darker than Carambola
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9667 |
| Hex | #EFEBD1 |
| RGB | 239, 235, 209 |
| HSL | 52°, 48%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.7, -3.0, 13.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Carambola (SW 9667), published as #EFEBD1
#DEE1CF
#FFF5D1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Carambola (SW 9667)?
- Carambola has an LRV of 82. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Carambola is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Carambola in another brand?
- Feathered Fern (Valspar 6005-5A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Carambola warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Carambola as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.1; 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.