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Timber Beam SW 9540
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, Timber Beam sits at L* 42.5, a* 5.6, b* 22.1. Its hue angle is 76° and its chroma is 22.8, 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 83%.
LRV 12.8: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 12.8, Timber Beam is lighter than 16% 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 Timber Beam
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamarind | AF-120 | 2.76 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Ridge Mountains | 1043 | 3.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lodge | AF-115 | 3.28 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Timber Beam
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centaur | 300F-7 | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Arts And Crafts | PPU4-19 | 2.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wooden Cabin | 290F-7 | 3.24 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mossy Gold | SW 6139 | 2.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tea Chest | SW 6103 | 3.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Coconut Husk | SW 6111 | 4.35 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Über Umber | SW 9107 | 4.51 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Burnished Brandy | SW 7523 | 4.71 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rookwood Brown | SW 2806 | 4.84 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Eminent Bronze SW 6412 · lighter, LRV 14.5
- Mossy Gold SW 6139 · lighter, LRV 14.5
- Roycroft Brass SW 2843 · lighter, LRV 15.1
- Über Umber SW 9107 · darker, LRV 11.5
- Nettle SW 9535 · darker, LRV 10.6
- Coconut Husk SW 6111 · darker, LRV 10.7
Colors that go with Timber Beam
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Azure Tide SW 9684 · complementary (180°)
- Canyon Clay SW 6054 · analogous (−30°)
- Basque Green SW 6426 · analogous (+30°)
- Green Bay SW 6481 · triadic (120°)
- Vigorous Violet SW 6838 · triadic (240°)
Timber Beam vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 13.7) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 12.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 14.0) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 12.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 14.1) is darker (LRV 7.0 vs 12.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.