Sherwin Williams Dumpling SW 9616

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Sherwin Williams Dumpling reviews (3 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Dumpling undertones?
Is Dumpling SW 9616 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Dumpling
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Dumpling SW 9616
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	SW 9616
Name:	Dumpling
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Emerald Designer Edition - Warm + Welcoming

What color is Sherwin Williams Dumpling?

Sherwin Williams Dumpling SW 9616 is a light, muted neutral with a soft beige-gray cast. Its subtle warmth keeps it from reading stark, while the low-saturation finish gives walls a gently weathered, understated look. In bright daylight, Dumpling can appear closer to a pale warm gray; under warmer lamps, its creamy beige notes become more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a quiet neutral is wanted without the yellow pull of many off-whites. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, aged brass, or deeper mushroom and charcoal accents.

Sherwin Williams Dumpling reviews (3 photos)

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What are Sherwin Williams Dumpling undertones?

Dumpling is a light, very muted sandy beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#D8D0C1

RGB code:

216, 208, 193

Is Sherwin Williams Dumpling cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 39°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

SW 9616 Dumpling HSL code: 39, 23%, 80%

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 Dumpling

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 Dumpling:

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.

Lighter shades

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Dumpling

Darker shades

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Dumpling

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 Dumpling with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 219, such as Sherwin Williams Sea Mariner and Starry Night.

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Dumpling

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LRV of Dumpling

Dumpling has an LRV of 63.54% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident 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 63.54%, 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	#d8d0c1
RGB Decimal	216, 208, 193
RGB Percent	84.71%, 81.57%, 75.69%
HSV	Hue: 39° Saturation: 10.65% Value: 84.71%
HSL	hsl(39, 23, 80)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.7 Yellow: 10.65 Key: 15.29
YIQ	Y: 208.682 I: 9.587 Q: -2.976
XYZ	X: 60.499 Y: 63.562 Z: 59.519
CIE Lab	L:83.737 a:0.202 b:8.431
CIE Luv	L:83.737 u:5.545 v:12.39
Decimal	14209217
Hunter Lab	79.726, -4.067, 11.545