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Canvas Tan SW 7531
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Canvas Tan sits at L* 84.3, a* 0.8, b* 10.3. Its hue angle is 86° and its chroma is 10.3, so it leans yellow 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 59%.
LRV 64.3: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 64.3, Canvas Tan is lighter than 78% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Canvas 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temporal Spirit | 965 | 1.24 | Very close | |
| Clay Beige | OC-11 | 1.24 | Very close | |
| Timson Sand | CW-140 | 1.29 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Canvas 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Plaster | PPU7-10 | 0.46 | Practically identical | |
| Sandy Clay | BWC-25 | 0.49 | Practically identical | |
| Spanish Sand | OR-W7 | 0.53 | Practically identical |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maison Blanche | SW 7526 | 0.93 | Practically identical | |
| Grecian Ivory | SW 7541 | 1.06 | Very close | |
| Natural Tan | SW 7567 | 1.19 | Very close | |
| Oyster Bar | SW 7565 | 1.25 | Very close | |
| Stucco | SW 7569 | 1.27 | Very close | |
| Natural Linen | SW 9109 | 1.28 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Drift of Mist SW 9166 · lighter, LRV 69.1
- Windfresh White SW 7628 · lighter, LRV 69.2
- Solstice SW 9571 · lighter, LRV 69.3
- Symmetry SW 9601 · darker, LRV 60.6
- Softer Tan SW 6141 · darker, LRV 60.2
- Townhouse Tan SW 7712 · darker, LRV 60.4
Colors that go with Canvas Tan
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Canvas Tan:
- Attitude Gray SW 7060
- Redend Point SW 9081
- Panda White SW 6147
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Breathtaking SW 6814 · complementary (180°)
- Malted Milk SW 6057 · analogous (−30°)
- Liveable Green SW 6176 · analogous (+30°)
- Bathe Blue SW 6771 · triadic (120°)
- Joyful Lilac SW 6972 · triadic (240°)
Canvas Tan vs popular colors
- Natural Linen (Sherwin-Williams SW 9109, ΔE 1.3) is lighter (LRV 66.3 vs 64.3).
- Muslin (Benjamin Moore OC-12, ΔE 1.6) is lighter (LRV 66.5 vs 64.3), more yellow/warm.
- Manchester Tan (Benjamin Moore HC-81, ΔE 2.2) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green.