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Tangled Twine SW 9538
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, Tangled Twine sits at L* 58.7, a* 3.4, b* 22.0. Its hue angle is 81° and its chroma is 22.3, 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 75%.
LRV 26.8: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 26.8, Tangled Twine is lighter than 34% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Tangled Twine
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Tea | 236 | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Algonquin Trail | 1055 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Scarecrow | 1041 | 2.16 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Tangled Twine
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Salt Green | S320-6 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Soft Bronze | HDC-NT-28 | 2.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fossil Butte | 350F-6 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barro Verde | SW 9123 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rattan Palm | SW 9533 | 3.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Artifact | SW 6138 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mudslide | SW 9113 | 3.46 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Roycroft Suede | SW 2842 | 3.49 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Burlap | SW 6137 | 3.64 | 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.
- Nearly Brown SW 9093 · lighter, LRV 29.1
- Utaupeia SW 9088 · lighter, LRV 28.9
- Peristyle Brass SW 0043 · lighter, LRV 29.8
- Meadowlark SW 7522 · darker, LRV 24.4
- Hopsack SW 6109 · darker, LRV 23.9
- Sheraton Sage SW 0014 · darker, LRV 23.8
Colors that go with Tangled Twine
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Scanda SW 6529 · complementary (180°)
- Renwick Rose Beige SW 2804 · analogous (−30°)
- Leapfrog SW 6431 · analogous (+30°)
- Cloudburst SW 6487 · triadic (120°)
- Baroness SW 6837 · triadic (240°)
Tangled Twine vs popular colors
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 5.9) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 26.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 11.3) is lighter (LRV 36.5 vs 26.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 11.7) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.