Canvas Tan (SW 7531) vs Natural Linen (SW 9109)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Canvas Tan SW 7531 (simulated) — Canvas Tan SW 7531#DCD1BF, LRV 64

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 64.
Warmer: About the same, both greige (Lab b* 10.3 vs 9.4).
North rooms: About the same: both keep their brightness and color about equally (L* 81.2 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 1.3, very close. At 1.3, test both side by side if the room is dim or north-facing.

See each color

Canvas TanSherwin-Williams, SW 7531LRV 64, #DCD1BF

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

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Canvas Tan (SW 7531) is slightly darker than Natural Linen (SW 9109) and about as warm: LRV 64 vs 66, deltaE 1.3 (very close).

Side by side

Measure	Canvas Tan	Natural Linen	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 7531	SW 9109
Hex	#DCD1BF	#DFD3C3
RGB	220, 209, 191	223, 211, 195
HSL	37°, 29%, 81%	34°, 30%, 82%
LRV (light reflectance value)	64	66	−2
Lab L*	84.3	85.1	−0.8
Lab a*	0.8	1.5	−0.7
Lab b*	10.3	9.4	+0.9
Undertone	Warm Yellow	Warm
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	Beige	Beige

Same paint, two kinds of light

Canvas Tan (SW 7531), published as #DCD1BF

North light (cool, indirect)
#CBC7BD

South light (warm, direct)
#EDDBBF

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 2 LRV points lighter (66 vs 64), so it bounces back more of the limited light

Closest matches to Canvas Tan in other brands

Closest matches to Natural Linen in other brands

Common questions

Is Canvas Tan 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 Canvas Tan and Natural Linen.
Which is lighter, Canvas Tan or Natural Linen?: Natural Linen, with an LRV of 66 against 64.

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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.