Kilim Beige (SW 6106) vs Natural Linen (SW 9109)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Kilim Beige SW 6106 (simulated) — Kilim Beige SW 6106#D7C5AE, LRV 57

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Natural Linen SW 9109 (simulated) — Natural Linen SW 9109#DFD3C3, LRV 66

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Natural Linen, LRV 66 vs 57.
Warmer: Kilim Beige (Lab b* 13.8 vs 9.4). Kilim Beige reads yellow; Natural Linen reads greige.
North rooms: Natural Linen keeps more brightness (L* 81.2 vs 76.5 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: Panda White SW 6147, #EAE2D4, LRV 77: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 4.4, noticeably different. At 4.4, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

Kilim BeigeSherwin-Williams, SW 6106LRV 57, #D7C5AE

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Natural LinenSherwin-Williams, SW 9109LRV 66, #DFD3C3

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Kilim Beige (SW 6106) is darker than Natural Linen (SW 9109) and warmer: LRV 57 vs 66, deltaE 4.4 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Kilim Beige	Natural Linen	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 6106	SW 9109
Hex	#D7C5AE	#DFD3C3
RGB	215, 197, 174	223, 211, 195
HSL	34°, 34%, 76%	34°, 30%, 82%
LRV (light reflectance value)	57	66	−9
Lab L*	80.4	85.1	−4.7
Lab a*	2.6	1.5	+1.2
Lab b*	13.8	9.4	+4.4
Undertone	Warm Yellow	Warm
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	Beige	Beige

Same paint, two kinds of light

Kilim Beige (SW 6106), published as #D7C5AE

North light (cool, indirect)
#C7BBAC

South light (warm, direct)
#E8CFAE

Natural Linen (SW 9109), published as #DFD3C3

North light (cool, indirect)
#CEC9C1

South light (warm, direct)
#F1DDC3

These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works

Which should you pick

Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.

Pick Natural Linen (SW 9109) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 9 LRV points lighter (66 vs 57), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Natural Linen (SW 9109) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 9.4 against 13.8, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Kilim Beige (SW 6106) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 13.8), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Kilim Beige in other brands

Closest matches to Natural Linen in other brands

Common questions

Is Kilim Beige the same color as Natural Linen?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.4. Most people can see the difference between Kilim Beige and Natural Linen side by side.
Which is lighter, Kilim Beige or Natural Linen?: Natural Linen, with an LRV of 66 against 57.

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Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

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.