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Sherwood Tan 1054
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Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Sherwood Tan sits at L* 67.5, a* 3.8, b* 18.7. Its hue angle is 79° and its chroma is 19.1, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 64%.
LRV 37.3: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 37.3, Sherwood Tan is lighter than 41% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Sherwood Tan
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latte | SW 6108 | 1.37 | Very close | |
| Sugared Almond | SW 9537 | 1.89 | Very close | |
| Outerbanks | SW 7534 | 2.05 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Sherwood Tan
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craft Brown | HDC-AC-12 | 0.46 | Practically identical | |
| Gobi Tan | UL170-4 | 1.20 | Very close | |
| Harvest Brown | 710D-4 | 1.58 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffeehouse Tan | CW-130 | 0.87 | Practically identical | |
| Brush Beige | CW-125 | 0.99 | Practically identical | |
| Capilano Bridge | 1076 | 2.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hillsborough Beige | 1033 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Interlude | AF-135 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Brookline Beige | HC-47 | 2.21 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Golden Divan CSP-1005 · lighter, LRV 39.0
- Cafe Royal 1130 · lighter, LRV 39.5
- Grazing Fawn 1220 · lighter, LRV 39.6
- Saddle Tan 1124 · darker, LRV 33.8
- Texas Sage 1503 · darker, LRV 34.2
- Stanley Park CC-602 · darker, LRV 34.2
Colors that go with Sherwood Tan
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Soft Jazz 809 · complementary (180°)
- Rosedale 1180 · analogous (−30°)
- Bassett Hall Green CW-480 · analogous (+30°)
- Florida Keys Blue 2050-40 · triadic (120°)
- Hydrangea 1390 · triadic (240°)
Sherwood Tan vs popular colors
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 6.0) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 37.3), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 8.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 8.6) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.