Sherwin Williams Urban Putty SW 7532
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- Urban Putty for bedroom (1 photo)
- Urban Putty for living room (4 photos)
- Sherwin Williams SW 7532 on kitchen cabinets (1 photo)
- Sherwin Williams Urban Putty reviews (9 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Urban Putty undertones?
- Is Urban Putty SW 7532 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Urban Putty
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Urban Putty SW 7532
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Urban Putty SW 7532 |
| Code: | SW 7532 |
| Name: | Urban Putty |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well, Timeless Color Wall, 2016 Nouveau Narrative |
What color is Sherwin Williams Urban Putty?
Sherwin Williams Urban Putty SW 7532 is a light, muted beige with a soft tan cast and a gentle hint of gray that keeps it from reading overly yellow. Its moderate warmth is especially noticeable in south-facing rooms, where it can look creamier and more sand-toned. In cooler or lower light, Urban Putty settles into a quieter greige-beige that suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways. Pair it with off-white trim, weathered oak, linen upholstery, black metal, or muted olive accents for a grounded palette. This shade has enough depth for full walls and can also bring a subtle, low-contrast look to cabinetry.
Urban Putty for bedroom
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing beige shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Urban Putty for living room (4 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 7532 on kitchen cabinets
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 Urban Putty reviews (9 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this beige that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Sherwin Williams Urban Putty undertones?
Urban Putty is a mid-light, muted sandy beige. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. 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:
207, 192, 171
Is Sherwin Williams Urban Putty cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 35°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 7532 Urban Putty HSL code: 35, 27%, 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 Urban Putty
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 Urban Putty:
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 7532
Urban Putty
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 Urban Putty with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 215, such as Sherwin Williams Tarragon and Rain Cloud.
LRV of Urban Putty
Urban Putty has an LRV of 53.93% 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 53.93%, 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 | #cfc0ab |
| RGB Decimal | 207, 192, 171 |
| RGB Percent | 81.18%, 75.29%, 67.06% |
| HSV | Hue: 35° Saturation: 17.39% Value: 81.18% |
| HSL | hsl(35, 27, 74) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.25 Yellow: 17.39 Key: 18.82 |
| YIQ | Y: 194.091 I: 15.687 Q: -3.362 |
| XYZ | X: 51.932 Y: 53.906 Z: 46.186 |
| CIE Lab | L:78.407 a:1.833 b:12.498 |
| CIE Luv | L:78.407 u:10.272 v:17.597 |
| Decimal | 13615275 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.421, -2.231, 14.097 |
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