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Cork Wedge SW 7539
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Cork Wedge sits at L* 70.6, a* 4.0, b* 19.2. Its hue angle is 78° and its chroma is 19.6, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 71%.
LRV 41.6: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 41.6, Cork Wedge is lighter than 53% of Sherwin-Williams 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 Benjamin Moore match to Cork Wedge
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capilano Bridge | 1076 | 0.67 | Practically identical | |
| Brookline Beige | HC-47 | 1.51 | Very close | |
| Hillsborough Beige | 1033 | 1.85 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Cork Wedge
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symphony Gold | T16-16 | 0.77 | Practically identical | |
| Palomino Tan | BXC-07 | 0.79 | Practically identical | |
| Gobi Tan | UL170-4 | 1.45 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basket Beige | SW 6143 | 0.41 | Practically identical | |
| Townhall Tan | SW 7690 | 0.75 | Practically identical | |
| Camelback | SW 6122 | 1.85 | Very close | |
| Tamarind | SW 7538 | 1.95 | Very close | |
| Favorite Tan | SW 6157 | 2.28 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Farro | SW 9103 | 2.32 | 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.
- Sawgrass Basket SW 9121 · lighter, LRV 44.8
- Harmonic Tan SW 6136 · lighter, LRV 45.0
- Renwick Beige SW 2805 · lighter, LRV 45.0
- Oak Barrel SW 7714 · darker, LRV 38.8
- Outerbanks SW 7534 · darker, LRV 38.6
- Tarnished Treasure SW 9118 · darker, LRV 38.3
Colors that go with Cork Wedge
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Cork Wedge:
- Irish Cream SW 7537
- Cowboy Boots SW 9115
- Creamy SW 7012
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Celestial SW 6808 · complementary (180°)
- Cabbage Rose SW 0003 · analogous (−30°)
- Majolica Green SW 0013 · analogous (+30°)
- Reflecting Pool SW 6486 · triadic (120°)
- Novel Lilac SW 6836 · triadic (240°)
Cork Wedge vs popular colors
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 8.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Amazing Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7044, ΔE 8.3) is lighter (LRV 46.9 vs 41.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 8.8) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 41.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.