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Cargo Pants SW 7738
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Cargo Pants sits at L* 79.3, a* -0.5, b* 12.2. Its hue angle is 93° and its chroma is 12.2, 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 55.7: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 55.7, Cargo Pants is lighter than 67% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Cargo Pants
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Beige | HC-83 | 0.47 | Practically identical | |
| Coastal Fog | 976 | 1.43 | Very close | |
| Florentine Plaster | CC-520 | 1.43 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Cargo Pants
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuma Sand | HDC-NT-18 | 0.57 | Practically identical | |
| Washed Khaki | UL170-8 | 1.19 | Very close | |
| Pale Bamboo | PWL-91 | 1.35 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Threaded Loom | SW 9512 | 1.43 | Very close | |
| Naturel | SW 7542 | 2.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Simple Stone | SW 9521 | 2.44 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mushroom | SW 9587 | 2.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ancient Marble | SW 6162 | 2.68 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sand Beach | SW 7529 | 2.73 | 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.
- Useful Gray SW 7050 · lighter, LRV 59.1
- Natural Wool SW 9508 · lighter, LRV 59.4
- Playa Arenosa SW 9094 · lighter, LRV 59.6
- Ramie SW 6156 · darker, LRV 52.2
- Contented SW 6191 · darker, LRV 51.9
- Row House Tan SW 7689 · darker, LRV 51.6
Colors that go with Cargo Pants
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Cargo Pants:
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Agapanthus SW 9066 · complementary (180°)
- Classic Sand SW 0056 · analogous (−30°)
- Holly Glen SW 9678 · analogous (+30°)
- Stream SW 6499 · triadic (120°)
- Euphoric Lilac SW 6835 · triadic (240°)
Cargo Pants vs popular colors
- Revere Pewter (Benjamin Moore HC-172, ΔE 3.2) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.
- Accessible Beige (Sherwin-Williams SW 7036, ΔE 3.2) is lighter (LRV 57.7 vs 55.7), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Manchester Tan (Benjamin Moore HC-81, ΔE 3.4) is lighter (LRV 63.2 vs 55.7).