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Natural Linen SW 9109: hex #DFD3C3, LRV and undertone

Natural Linen is Sherwin-Williams SW 9109, hex #DFD3C3, with an LRV of 66.329. It measures as a warm neutral with a yellow undertone.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Sherwin-WilliamsNatural LinenSW 9109

Hex: #DFD3C3
RGB: 223, 211, 195
LRV: 66.329
Undertone: Warm neutral, yellow undertone

LRV 66.329. Light: a light wall color that still reads as a color.

A neutral with a yellow cast (OKLCH hue 75°, chroma 0.025). Expect the yellow to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

Divine WhiteSW 6105
Antler VelvetSW 9111
Gris MoradoSW 9156

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Sherwin-Williams on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Sherwin-Williams.

ColorPlum swatchNatural Linenpale, soft orange

HEX: #DFD3C3
RGB: rgb(223, 211, 195)
HSL: hsl(34, 30%, 82%)

Best text on it: black at 14.24:1

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Every code for Natural Linen

HEX#DFD3C3
RGBrgb(223, 211, 195)
HSLhsl(34, 30%, 82%)
HSV34°, 13%, 87%
CMYK0%, 5%, 13%, 13%
Lablab(85.2% 2.3 9.5)
OKLCHoklch(87.2% 0.025 75.2)
Decimal14668739

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Natural Linen in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#FCFBF9
80%#F9F6F3
70%#F5F2ED
60%#F2EDE7
50%#EFE9E1
40%#ECE5DB
30%#E9E0D5
20%#E5DCCF
10%#E2D7C9
Base#DFD3C3
10%#C9BEB0
20%#B2A99C
30%#9C9489
40%#867F75
50%#706A62
60%#59544E
70%#433F3B
80%#2D2A27
90%#161514

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#D6CBBC
20%#CCC2B6
30%#C3BAAF
40%#B9B2A8
50%#B0AAA2
60%#A6A19B
70%#9D9994
80%#93918D
90%#8A8887

Matching colors

Complementary

#DFD3C3
#C3CFDF

Analogous

#DFC5C3
#DFD3C3
#DDDFC3

Triadic

#DFD3C3
#C3DFD3
#D3C3DF

Split complementary

#DFD3C3
#C3DDDF
#C5C3DF

Tetradic (square)

#DFD3C3
#C3DFC5
#C3CFDF
#DFC3DD

Monochromatic

#AA8A5F
#C4AE91
#DFD3C3
#F8F5F2
#F8F5F2

Natural Linen in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Natural Linen with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Natural Linen
Triad #C3DFD3
Triad #D3C3DF
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Natural Linen in use

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Card body text stays dark for reading; natural linen carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Natural Linen

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#DFD3C3
Protanopia (no red cones)#D8D3C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#DBD6C3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#E4D0CE

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.47:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	14.24:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.47:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	14.24:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.28:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --natural-linen: #dfd3c3;
  --natural-linen-rgb: 223 211 195;
  --natural-linen-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Natural Linen, Sherwin-Williams SW 9109, is a pale sandy neutral with the hex value #DFD3C3. It sits in the light range, bright enough for a whole room yet with enough warmth that it never reads as plain white.

The numbers behind the color

The RGB triplet is 223, 211, 195, so red leads, green follows and blue trails, which is the usual signature of a warm tint. In HSL that becomes hue 34°, saturation 30% and lightness 82%. The perceptual OKLCH reading is 87.2% lightness, 0.025 chroma and a hue near 75°. Chroma that low means the color is gentle, a whisper of pigment rather than a statement.

The LRV is 66.329. Light reflectance value runs from 0 (black) to 100 (white), so this color returns roughly two thirds of the light that hits it. That puts it among the lighter wall colors while still leaving visible depth against a true white.

Undertone in different light

Calculated from OKLCH, Natural Linen reads as a warm neutral with a yellow undertone. Expect that yellow to come forward in lamplight and beside cooler whites. In a north-facing room with blue-leaning daylight, it will tend to look more restrained and creamy.

Neighbors worth sampling

Sherwin-Williams lists Divine White SW 6105, Antler Velvet SW 9111 and Gris Morado SW 9156 as coordinating colors.

Among same-brand relatives, Wool Skein (SW 6148) sits at a ΔE of 2.7, Accessible Beige (SW 7036) at 3.1, and Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) at 3.9. Across brands, Edgecomb Gray by Benjamin Moore (HC-173) is nearest at 2.9, followed by Pale Oak (OC-20) at 4.1 and Revere Pewter (HC-172) at 4.8.

A ΔE below 2 is hard to separate on a wall, 2 to 5 is related but visible, and above 5 is clearly different. Every neighbor here lands in the middle band, so none is a stand-in. Buy sample pots and brush them next to each other before deciding.

Worked example

Picture a south-facing dining room with oak flooring and a white-painted ceiling. You want the walls a step softer than the trim. Natural Linen at LRV 66.329 gives the room a bright, buttery base, and Divine White SW 6105 from the coordinating list is the natural candidate for crown and casings. If the room feels slightly too yellow at dusk, Wool Skein at 2.7 is the nearest same-brand option to test, though you would be moving to a related color, not an identical one. Edgecomb Gray at 2.9 is the Benjamin Moore version to hold up beside it.

Text on this color

Black text on #DFD3C3 reaches 14.24:1, comfortably above the WCAG AAA threshold of 7:1. White text manages only 1.47:1, so skip it. For a label, sign or web banner in this shade, use dark text. The contrast grid can check other combinations.