Sherwin Williams Sticks & Stones SW 7503

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Sticks & Stones for exterior (1 photo)
What are Sherwin Williams Sticks & Stones undertones?
Is Sticks & Stones SW 7503 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Sticks & Stones
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Sticks & Stones SW 7503
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	SW 7503
Name:	Sticks & Stones
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Timeless Color Wall, 2015 Chrysalis

What color is Sherwin Williams Sticks & Stones?

Sherwin Williams Sticks & Stones SW 7503 is a muted mid-tone neutral that sits between warm gray, soft taupe, and weathered beige. Its #a49689 color value gives it a gently earthy cast, with brown-gray undertones that keep it from reading overly creamy or yellow. In bright daylight, this shade can appear lighter and more gray-beige, while lower or warmer lighting brings out its deeper taupe character. Sticks & Stones is well suited to living room and bedroom walls, as well as cabinetry when paired with off-white trim, matte black hardware, natural oak, or stone surfaces. It also has enough depth for an exterior body color alongside clean white accents and darker charcoal details.

Sticks & Stones 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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What are Sherwin Williams Sticks & Stones undertones?

Sticks & Stones 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:

#A49689

RGB code:

164, 150, 137

Is Sherwin Williams Sticks & Stones cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 29°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

SW 7503 Sticks & Stones HSL code: 29, 13%, 59%

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 Sticks & Stones

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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Morning

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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 Sticks & Stones:

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 7503
Sticks & Stones

Darker shades

SW 7503
Sticks & Stones

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 Sticks & Stones with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 209, such as Sherwin Williams Mount Etna and Debonair.

SW 7503
Sticks & Stones

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LRV of Sticks & Stones

Sticks & Stones has an LRV of 31.47% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 31.47%, 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	#a49689
RGB Decimal	164, 150, 137
RGB Percent	64.31%, 58.82%, 53.73%
HSV	Hue: 29° Saturation: 16.46% Value: 64.31%
HSL	hsl(29, 13, 59)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.54 Yellow: 16.46 Key: 35.69
YIQ	Y: 152.704 I: 12.52 Q: -1.084
XYZ	X: 30.731 Y: 31.512 Z: 28.124
CIE Lab	L:62.937 a:2.928 b:8.729
CIE Luv	L:62.937 u:9.239 v:11.593
Decimal	10786441
Hunter Lab	56.136, -0.519, 9.591