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Nettle SW 9535
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Nettle sits at L* 39.1, a* 0.5, b* 14.9. Its hue angle is 88° and its chroma is 14.9, 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 75%.
LRV 10.6: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 10.6, Nettle is lighter than 12% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Nettle
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Chest | CSP-1050 | 3.47 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Durango | 2137-30 | 3.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| North Creek Brown | 1001 | 3.81 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Nettle
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Trail | S-H-750 | 1.65 | Very close | |
| Squirrel's Nest | HDC-FL13-9 | 1.86 | Very close | |
| Moss Stone | PPU7-01 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Leaf Brown | SW 7054 | 3.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Best Bronze | SW 6160 | 3.90 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Garden Gate | SW 6167 | 3.90 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Oliva Oscuro | SW 9125 | 4.13 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Prospect | SW 9615 | 4.38 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Palm Leaf | SW 7735 | 4.45 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Homestead Brown SW 7515 · lighter, LRV 12.2
- Caraïbe SW 9090 · lighter, LRV 12.8
- Smokehouse SW 7040 · lighter, LRV 13.0
- Protégé Bronze SW 6153 · darker, LRV 9.5
- Oliva Oscuro SW 9125 · darker, LRV 9.5
- Dark Brown SW 7520 · darker, LRV 9.3
Colors that go with Nettle
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Luxe Blue SW 6537 · complementary (180°)
- Bison SW 1084 · analogous (−30°)
- Rookwood Dark Green SW 2816 · analogous (+30°)
- Deep Sea Dive SW 7618 · triadic (120°)
- Plummy SW 6558 · triadic (240°)
Nettle vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 8.6) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 10.6), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 10.2) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 11.3) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.