Rivers Edge (SW 7517) vs Natural Linen (SW 9109)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Natural Linen, LRV 66 vs 63.
- Warmer
- About the same, both greige (Lab b* 10.1 vs 9.4).
- North rooms
- Natural Linen keeps more brightness (L* 81.2 vs 79.4 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 1.3, very close. At 1.3, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
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Natural Linen
More comparisons with Natural Linen
Rivers Edge (SW 7517) is slightly darker than Natural Linen (SW 9109) and about as warm: LRV 63 vs 66, deltaE 1.3 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Rivers Edge | Natural Linen | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7517 | SW 9109 | |
| Hex | #DBCEBD | #DFD3C3 | |
| RGB | 219, 206, 189 | 223, 211, 195 | |
| HSL | 34°, 29%, 80% | 34°, 30%, 82% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 | 66 | −3 |
| Lab L* | 83.4 | 85.1 | −1.7 |
| Lab a* | 1.7 | 1.5 | +0.2 |
| Lab b* | 10.1 | 9.4 | +0.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Beige | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rivers Edge (SW 7517), published as #DBCEBD
#CAC4BB
#ECD8BD
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 Natural Linen (SW 9109) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 3 LRV points lighter (66 vs 63), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Closest matches to Rivers Edge in other brands
Closest matches to Natural Linen in other brands
Common questions
- Is Rivers Edge the same color as Natural Linen?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.3. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Rivers Edge and Natural Linen.
- Which is lighter, Rivers Edge or Natural Linen?
- Natural Linen, with an LRV of 66 against 63.
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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.