Sherwin Williams Cheviot SW 9503

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Sherwin Williams Cheviot reviews (4 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Cheviot undertones?
Is Cheviot SW 9503 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cheviot
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Cheviot SW 9503
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	SW 9503
Name:	Cheviot
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Emerald Designer Edition - Form + Function

What color is Sherwin Williams Cheviot?

Sherwin Williams Cheviot SW 9503 is a soft, muted off-white with a gentle gray-beige cast that keeps it from reading stark. It has the look of undyed wool or pale limestone, giving walls a quiet, slightly earthy finish. In bright daylight, it can appear fairly light and clean, while north-facing rooms may draw out its cooler gray side. Warm lamps and evening sun bring forward a creamier, more relaxed warmth. Cheviot is well suited to whole-room walls, especially in living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways with oak floors, linen upholstery, or natural stone. Pair it with warmer white trim, walnut, aged brass, and subdued olive or navy accents for definition.

Sherwin Williams Cheviot reviews (4 photos)

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What are Sherwin Williams Cheviot undertones?

Cheviot is a very light, muted off-white with a soft yellow-cream direction rather than a stark white appearance. Its subtle warmth is low-key, so it can read close to neutral while still avoiding a cool or bluish cast. Because no official manufacturer undertone description is available here, the yellow bias is based only on the supplied digital color sample and should be treated as subtle. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its creamy warmth, while cool daylight may make it appear cleaner and closer to a neutral off-white.

HEX value:

#F6F2E8

RGB code:

246, 242, 232

Is Sherwin Williams Cheviot cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 43° on the HSL hue wheel, this Beige sits firmly on the warm side.

SW 9503 Cheviot HSL code: 43, 44%, 94%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Cheviot

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Cheviot:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Darker shades

SW 9503
Cheviot

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Cheviot with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 223, such as Sherwin Williams Sea Mariner and Starry Night.

SW 9503
Cheviot

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LRV of Cheviot

Cheviot has an LRV of 88.72% and refers to White colors that reflect almost all light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 88.72%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#f6f2e8
RGB Decimal	246, 242, 232
RGB Percent	96.47%, 94.90%, 90.98%
HSV	Hue: 43° Saturation: 5.69% Value: 96.47%
HSL	hsl(43, 44, 94)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.63 Yellow: 5.69 Key: 3.53
YIQ	Y: 242.056 I: 5.597 Q: -2.266
XYZ	X: 84.321 Y: 88.924 Z: 89.044
CIE Lab	L:95.549 a:-0.377 b:5.295
CIE Luv	L:95.549 u:2.846 v:8.124
Decimal	16184040
Hunter Lab	94.299, -5.413, 10.024