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Foothills SW 7514
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Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Foothills sits at L* 49.7, a* 3.0, b* 9.7. Its hue angle is 73° and its chroma is 10.2, so it leans orange clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 50%.
LRV 18.2: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 18.2, Foothills is lighter than 23% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Foothills
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chocolate Velvet | CSP-235 | 1.16 | Very close | |
| Beachcomber | 993 | 1.54 | Very close | |
| Rustic Taupe | 999 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Foothills
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introspective | T27-03 | 1.74 | Very close | |
| Grizzly | MQ2-38 | 1.74 | Very close | |
| Mocha Latte | PPU5-4 | 2.12 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Library Pewter | SW 0038 | 1.25 | Very close | |
| Virtual Taupe | SW 7039 | 2.68 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Backdrop | SW 7025 | 2.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Warm Stone | SW 7032 | 2.78 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tiki Hut | SW 7509 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Carriage Stone | SW 9614 | 3.31 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Country Tweed SW 9519 · lighter, LRV 20.0
- Swing Brown SW 6046 · lighter, LRV 20.1
- Backdrop SW 7025 · lighter, LRV 20.2
- High Tea SW 6159 · darker, LRV 16.6
- Sage Green Light SW 2851 · darker, LRV 16.1
- Quartersawn Oak SW 2836 · darker, LRV 15.8
Colors that go with Foothills
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Foothills:
- Bungalow Beige SW 7511
- Poolhouse SW 7603
- Aesthetic White SW 7035
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Distance SW 6243 · complementary (180°)
- Dutch Cocoa SW 6032 · analogous (−30°)
- Crooked River SW 9524 · analogous (+30°)
- Teal Stencil SW 0018 · triadic (120°)
- Mythical SW 6550 · triadic (240°)
Foothills vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 5.4) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 8.0) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 11.9) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 18.2), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.