Crisp Linen (SW 6378) vs Natural Linen (SW 9109)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Crisp Linen, LRV 81 vs 66.
- Warmer
- About the same (Lab b* 10.4 vs 9.4). Crisp Linen reads warm white; Natural Linen reads greige.
- North rooms
- Crisp Linen keeps more brightness (L* 88.0 vs 81.2 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 4.3, noticeably different. At 4.3, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.
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Natural Linen
More comparisons with Natural Linen
Crisp Linen (SW 6378) is much lighter than Natural Linen (SW 9109) and about as warm: LRV 81 vs 66, deltaE 4.3 (noticeably different).
Side by side
| Measure | Crisp Linen | Natural Linen | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 6378 | SW 9109 | |
| Hex | #F3E6D4 | #DFD3C3 | |
| RGB | 243, 230, 212 | 223, 211, 195 | |
| HSL | 35°, 56%, 89% | 34°, 30%, 82% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 | 66 | +15 |
| Lab L* | 91.9 | 85.1 | +6.8 |
| Lab a* | 1.5 | 1.5 | −0.0 |
| Lab b* | 10.4 | 9.4 | +0.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Beige | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crisp Linen (SW 6378), published as #F3E6D4
#E2DCD2
#FFF0D4
Natural Linen (SW 9109), published as #DFD3C3
#CEC9C1
#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 Crisp Linen (SW 6378) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 15 LRV points lighter (81 vs 66), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Crisp Linen in other brands
Closest matches to Natural Linen in other brands
Common questions
- Is Crisp Linen the same color as Natural Linen?
- They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 4.3. Most people can see the difference between Crisp Linen and Natural Linen side by side.
- Which is lighter, Crisp Linen or Natural Linen?
- Crisp Linen, with an LRV of 81 against 66.
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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.