Sherwin Williams Naturel SW 7542

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Sherwin Williams SW 7542 on kitchen cabinets (10 photos)
Sherwin Williams Naturel reviews (5 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Naturel undertones?
Is Naturel SW 7542 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Naturel
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Naturel SW 7542
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Naturel SW 7542
Code:	SW 7542
Name:	Naturel
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Living Well, Timeless Color Wall

What color is Sherwin Williams Naturel?

Sherwin Williams Naturel SW 7542 is a light, muted beige with a gentle warm cast and a soft gray-taupe restraint. Its #cbc0ad color value keeps it from reading overly creamy, giving walls a grounded, lightly weathered look instead. In bright daylight, Naturel can appear airy and sand-toned, while lower or warmer artificial light may bring forward its beige and subtle khaki notes. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and open-plan spaces where a quiet neutral is needed without the starkness of white. Pair it with soft white trim, aged brass, natural oak, linen upholstery, and charcoal or deep olive accents for contrast.

Sherwin Williams SW 7542 on kitchen cabinets (10 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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Sherwin Williams Naturel reviews (5 photos)

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What are Sherwin Williams Naturel undertones?

Naturel reads as a mid-light, very muted beige with a subtle yellow direction and low saturation. Sherwin-Williams classifies SW 7542 as a Yellow paint color, which fits its visible beige main family because the yellow influence is soft rather than bright or strongly golden. Its undertone is best understood as a slight warm yellow bias relative to a neutral beige, though that bias is subtle in the supplied digital sample. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its creamy warmth, while cool daylight can make it appear more neutral and lightly beige.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#CBC0AD

RGB code:

203, 192, 173

Is Sherwin Williams Naturel cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 38°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

SW 7542 Naturel HSL code: 38, 22%, 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 Naturel

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 Naturel:

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 7542
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Darker shades

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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 Naturel with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 218, such as Sherwin Williams Rain Cloud and Sea Mariner.

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LRV of Naturel

Naturel has an LRV of 53.5% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 53.5%, 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	#cbc0ad
RGB Decimal	203, 192, 173
RGB Percent	79.61%, 75.29%, 67.84%
HSV	Hue: 38° Saturation: 14.78% Value: 79.61%
HSL	hsl(38, 22, 74)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.42 Yellow: 14.78 Key: 20.39
YIQ	Y: 193.123 I: 12.66 Q: -3.586
XYZ	X: 51.02 Y: 53.414 Z: 47.146
CIE Lab	L:78.119 a:0.67 b:10.967
CIE Luv	L:78.119 u:7.658 v:15.693
Decimal	13353133
Hunter Lab	73.085, -3.289, 12.912