Canvas Tan (SW 7531) vs Natural Tan (SW 7567)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Natural Tan, LRV 65 vs 64.
- Warmer
- Canvas Tan, both greige (Lab b* 10.3 vs 8.7).
- North rooms
- About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 80.7 vs 80.3 in north light).
- Trim that works
- Panda White SW 6147, #EAE2D4, LRV 77: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 1.2, very close. At 1.2, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.
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Natural Tan
More comparisons with Natural Tan
Canvas Tan (SW 7531) is about as light as Natural Tan (SW 7567) and slightly warmer: LRV 64 vs 65, deltaE 1.2 (very close).
Side by side
| Measure | Canvas Tan | Natural Tan | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 7531 | SW 7567 | |
| Hex | #DCD1BF | #DCD2C3 | |
| RGB | 220, 209, 191 | 220, 210, 195 | |
| HSL | 37°, 29%, 81% | 36°, 26%, 81% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 64 | 65 | −1 |
| Lab L* | 84.3 | 84.6 | −0.3 |
| Lab a* | 0.8 | 0.9 | −0.1 |
| Lab b* | 10.3 | 8.7 | +1.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow | Warm | |
| Temperature | warm | warm | |
| Color family | Beige | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Canvas Tan (SW 7531), published as #DCD1BF
#CBC7BD
#EDDBBF
Natural Tan (SW 7567), published as #DCD2C3
#CBC8C1
#EEDCC3
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 Tan (SW 7567) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 1 LRV points lighter (65 vs 64), so it bounces back more of the limited light
- Pick Natural Tan (SW 7567) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 8.7 against 10.3, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Canvas Tan (SW 7531) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 10.3), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Canvas Tan in other brands
Closest matches to Natural Tan in other brands
Common questions
- Is Canvas Tan the same color as Natural Tan?
- They are very close: a CIEDE2000 difference of 1.2. Side by side you may see a slight difference between Canvas Tan and Natural Tan.
- Which is lighter, Canvas Tan or Natural Tan?
- Natural Tan, with an LRV of 65 against 64.
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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.