Sherwin Williams Outrigger SW 9517

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Outrigger for living room (7 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Outrigger undertones?
Is Outrigger SW 9517 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Outrigger
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Outrigger SW 9517
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Outrigger SW 9517
Code:	SW 9517
Name:	Outrigger
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Emerald Designer Edition - Form + Function

What color is Sherwin Williams Outrigger?

Sherwin Williams Outrigger SW 9517 is a deep, muted blue with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it from reading overly nautical or bright. In strong daylight, its blue side comes forward, while north-facing rooms can make it look cooler and more slate-like. Warm lamps and evening sun soften the shade, bringing out a subtle inky depth. Use Outrigger on a study, dining room, built-in shelving, or kitchen island where a darker color can give the architecture more definition. It pairs well with warm white trim, weathered oak, aged brass, natural linen, and soft sand or mushroom-toned furnishings.

Outrigger for living room (7 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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What are Sherwin Williams Outrigger undertones?

Outrigger is a mid-light, very muted muted 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:

#BBB2A0

RGB code:

187, 178, 160

Is Sherwin Williams Outrigger cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 40°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

SW 9517 Outrigger HSL code: 40, 17%, 68%

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 Outrigger

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

Sunrise

Morning

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Afternoon

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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 Outrigger:

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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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 Outrigger with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 220, such as Sherwin Williams Sea Mariner and Starry Night.

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LRV of Outrigger

Outrigger has an LRV of 45.1% 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 45.1%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#bbb2a0
RGB Decimal	187, 178, 160
RGB Percent	73.33%, 69.80%, 62.75%
HSV	Hue: 40° Saturation: 14.44% Value: 73.33%
HSL	hsl(40, 17, 68)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.81 Yellow: 14.44 Key: 26.67
YIQ	Y: 178.639 I: 11.147 Q: -3.698
XYZ	X: 42.758 Y: 44.944 Z: 39.671
CIE Lab	L:72.855 a:0.119 b:10.353
CIE Luv	L:72.855 u:6.403 v:14.729
Decimal	12300960
Hunter Lab	67.041, -3.474, 11.844