Sherwin Williams Malabar SW 9110
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- Malabar for living room (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams SW 9110 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Malabar for exterior (1 photo)
- Sherwin Williams Malabar reviews (6 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Malabar undertones?
- Is Malabar SW 9110 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Malabar
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Malabar SW 9110
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Malabar SW 9110 |
| Code: | SW 9110 |
| Name: | Malabar |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well, 2018 Sincerity |
What color is Sherwin Williams Malabar?
Sherwin Williams Malabar SW 9110 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable warm tan cast. Its soft blend of beige and subtle peachy-brown undertones keeps it from reading stark or gray, especially in rooms with warm daylight. In bright light, Malabar can look airy and lightly sun-washed; at night, it tends to settle into a deeper, cozier neutral. It suits living room and bedroom walls particularly well alongside ivory trim, natural oak, woven linens, and matte black or aged-bronze hardware. Use this color where a pale neutral is needed but plain white or cool greige would feel too sharp.
Malabar for living room (2 photos)
Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this beige shade can create a unique space
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Sherwin Williams SW 9110 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm beige hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Malabar for exterior
Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm beige hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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Sherwin Williams Malabar reviews (6 photos)
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What are Sherwin Williams Malabar undertones?
Malabar reads as a mid-light, muted beige with a noticeable warm orange-yellow direction and low saturation. The supplied digital color looks softly earthy rather than bright, with a slight red influence that keeps it from appearing purely yellow. Sherwin-Williams lists Malabar in its Yellow color family, which fits its visible warm yellow-beige character rather than indicating a separate, fixed undertone. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its orange-beige warmth, while cool daylight can make it look a little more subdued and neutral.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
207, 190, 169
Is Sherwin Williams Malabar cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 33°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 9110 Malabar HSL code: 33, 28%, 74%
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 Malabar
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Malabar:
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
SW 9110
Malabar
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 Malabar with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 213, such as Sherwin Williams Mount Etna and Debonair.
LRV of Malabar
Malabar has an LRV of 53.11% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident 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 53.11%, 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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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #cfbea9 |
| RGB Decimal | 207, 190, 169 |
| RGB Percent | 81.18%, 74.51%, 66.27% |
| HSV | Hue: 33° Saturation: 18.36% Value: 81.18% |
| HSL | hsl(33, 28, 74) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.21 Yellow: 18.36 Key: 18.82 |
| YIQ | Y: 192.689 I: 16.879 Q: -2.939 |
| XYZ | X: 51.306 Y: 52.958 Z: 45.045 |
| CIE Lab | L:77.85 a:2.585 b:12.786 |
| CIE Luv | L:77.85 u:11.538 v:17.823 |
| Decimal | 13614761 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.772, -1.505, 14.241 |
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