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Sycamore Tan

Sherwin-Williams 2855

HEX
#9C8A79
RGB
156, 138, 121
LAB
58.6, 3.9, 11.6
LRV
≈ 27
Family
Orange, warm
Nearest RAL
1019 Grey Beige
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With an LRV of about 27, Sycamore Tan absorbs most of the light that reaches it. It makes a wall recede and a room feel smaller, and it needs good light to show its color. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Sycamore Tan in other brands

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

How it looks with color blindness

  • Deuteranopia Reads as olive
  • Protanopia Reads as olive
  • Tritanopia Reads as red
  • Achromatopsia Reads as gray

Under different light

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

Questions

Is Sycamore Tan warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 11.6 and a value of 3.9 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Tikkurila color to Sycamore Tan?

TVT K483 (Tikkurila), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Sycamore Tan?

≈ 27. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.