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Twig Basket SW 9529
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Twig Basket sits at L* 47.1, a* 1.4, b* 17.8. Its hue angle is 86° and its chroma is 17.9, so it reads as an outright yellow 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 16.1: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 16.1, Twig Basket is lighter than 20% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Twig Basket
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Legend | 238 | 1.22 | Very close | |
| Silken Moss | 237 | 1.88 | Very close | |
| Aged Bronze | 231 | 3.26 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Twig Basket
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olive | PPU8-01 | 1.36 | Very close | |
| Olive | PPU8-1 | 1.36 | Very close | |
| Lemon Pepper | 750D-6 | 1.39 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roycroft Brass | SW 2843 | 1.99 | Very close | |
| High Tea | SW 6159 | 2.40 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Verde Marrón | SW 9124 | 3.46 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Messenger Bag | SW 7740 | 3.79 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Eminent Bronze | SW 6412 | 4.12 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Thatch Brown | SW 6145 | 4.28 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Foothills SW 7514 · lighter, LRV 18.2
- Verde Marrón SW 9124 · lighter, LRV 18.2
- Tree Branch SW 7525 · lighter, LRV 18.7
- Mossy Gold SW 6139 · darker, LRV 14.5
- Landmark SW 9609 · darker, LRV 14.6
- Eminent Bronze SW 6412 · darker, LRV 14.5
Colors that go with Twig Basket
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Denim SW 6523 · complementary (180°)
- Quartersawn Oak SW 2836 · analogous (−30°)
- Oakmoss SW 6180 · analogous (+30°)
- Grand Canal SW 6488 · triadic (120°)
- Wood Violet SW 6557 · triadic (240°)
Twig Basket vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 9.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 11.1) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 16.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 14.5) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 16.1), more blue/cool, more muted.