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Artisan Tan

Sherwin-Williams 7540

HEX
#B09879
RGB
176, 152, 121
LAB
64.2, 4.2, 19.6
LRV
≈ 33
Family
Orange, warm
Nearest RAL
1019 Grey Beige
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With an LRV of about 33, Artisan Tan is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Artisan Tan in other brands

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

How it looks with color blindness

  • Deuteranopia Reads as yellow
  • Protanopia Reads as yellow
  • Tritanopia Reads as red
  • Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

  • Warm bulb, 2700 K Close to listed
  • Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
  • Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Artisan Tan warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 19.6 and a value of 4.2 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Benjamin Moore color to Artisan Tan?

Great (1077), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Artisan Tan?

≈ 33. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.