Sherwin Williams Habitat SW 9608
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| Code: | SW 9608 |
| Name: | Habitat |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Emerald Designer Edition - Warm + Welcoming |
What color is Sherwin Williams Habitat?
Sherwin Williams Habitat SW 9608 is a muted mid-tone taupe with a weathered brown base and a subtle gray-olive cast. Its low saturation keeps it grounded rather than overly earthy, making it a useful alternative to standard warm gray. In warm artificial light, Habitat can lean more brown and softly khaki; cooler daylight brings out its grayer, slightly olive side. It suits living room walls, entryways, and cabinetry where a calm, substantial neutral is needed. Pair it with creamy off-whites, charcoal accents, aged brass, natural oak, and textured linen for a layered, material-driven look.
Habitat for bedroom (3 photos)
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What are Sherwin Williams Habitat undertones?
Habitat is a midtone, very muted earthy, slightly muddy brown. 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:
RGB code:
137, 125, 109
Is Sherwin Williams Habitat cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 34°, this brown leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
SW 9608 Habitat HSL code: 34, 11%, 48%
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 Habitat
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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 brown shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Habitat:
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
Darker shades
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 Habitat with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 214, such as Sherwin Williams Mount Etna and Debonair.
LRV of Habitat
Habitat has an LRV of 21.2% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
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 21.2%, 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 | #897d6d |
| RGB Decimal | 137, 125, 109 |
| RGB Percent | 53.73%, 49.02%, 42.75% |
| HSV | Hue: 34° Saturation: 20.44% Value: 53.73% |
| HSL | hsl(34, 11, 48) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.76 Yellow: 20.44 Key: 46.27 |
| YIQ | Y: 126.764 I: 12.292 Q: -2.441 |
| XYZ | X: 20.41 Y: 21.09 Z: 17.46 |
| CIE Lab | L:53.048 a:1.794 b:10.392 |
| CIE Luv | L:53.048 u:8.246 v:13.402 |
| Decimal | 9010541 |
| Hunter Lab | 45.924, -1.036, 9.606 |
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