Paint colors · Sherwin-Williams, as published by the brand

Rushing River SW 7746 paint: hex #A19C8F, LRV and undertone

Rushing River (SW 7746) from Sherwin-Williams is #A19C8F with an LRV of 33.545. It measures as warm neutral, yellow undertone; black text on it reaches 7.66:1.

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

Updated November 11, 2026

Sherwin-WilliamsRushing RiverSW 7746

Hex: #A19C8F
RGB: 161, 156, 143
LRV: 33.545
Undertone: Warm neutral, yellow undertone

LRV 33.545. Dark: a deep color that absorbs most light; often used on cabinets, doors and accent walls.

A neutral with a yellow cast (OKLCH hue 89°, chroma 0.019). Expect the yellow to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

Shoji WhiteSW 7042
NuanceSW 7049
Foxhall GreenSW 9184

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 swatchRushing Rivermedium, grayish brown

HEX: #A19C8F
RGB: rgb(161, 156, 143)
HSL: hsl(43, 9%, 60%)

Best text on it: black at 7.66:1

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Every code for Rushing River

HEX#A19C8F
RGBrgb(161, 156, 143)
HSLhsl(43, 9%, 60%)
HSV43°, 11%, 63%
CMYK0%, 3%, 11%, 37%
Lablab(64.5% 0.1 7.5)
OKLCHoklch(69.3% 0.019 89.4)
Decimal10591375

Tints, shades and tones

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

90%#F6F5F4
80%#ECEBE9
70%#E3E1DD
60%#D9D7D2
50%#D0CEC7
40%#C7C4BC
30%#BDBAB1
20%#B4B0A5
10%#AAA69A
Base#A19C8F
10%#918C81
20%#817D72
30%#716D64
40%#615E56
50%#514E48
60%#403E39
70%#302F2B
80%#201F1D
90%#10100E

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#9E998E
20%#9A968C
30%#97948B
40%#949189
50%#918E88
60%#8D8B86
70%#8A8885
80%#878683
90%#838382

Matching colors

Complementary

#A19C8F
#8F94A1

Analogous

#A1938F
#A19C8F
#9DA18F

Triadic

#A19C8F
#8FA19C
#9C8FA1

Split complementary

#A19C8F
#8F9DA1
#938FA1

Tetradic (square)

#A19C8F
#8FA193
#8F94A1
#A18F9D

Monochromatic

#524E45
#7C7668
#A19C8F
#C4C1B9
#E7E6E2

Rushing River in 3D color space

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Rushing River with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Rushing River
Triad #8FA19C
Triad #9C8FA1
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Rushing River in use

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Card body text stays dark for reading; rushing river carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Rushing River

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#A19C8F
Protanopia (no red cones)#9F9B8E
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#A19D8F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#A49A98

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	2.73:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	7.66:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	2.73:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	7.66:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	2.39:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --rushing-river: #a19c8f;
  --rushing-river-rgb: 161 156 143;
  --rushing-river-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Rushing River is Sherwin-Williams SW 7746, a soft stone-gray with a hint of khaki. The hex value is #A19C8F and the RGB is 161, 156, 143.

What the data shows

The LRV is 33.545, which the file classes as dark, the range people usually reserve for cabinets, doors and accent walls. HSL reads hsl(43, 9%, 60%) and OKLCH reads oklch(69.3% 0.019 89.4). The computed undertone is warm and neutral, with a yellow cast at a hue of 89 degrees. With chroma of only 0.019, the yellow is faint, and the color will look like a warm gray in most rooms.

Mid-dark neutrals like this work as a bridge: lighter than charcoal, deeper than greige, and forgiving of the small color shifts that happen as sunlight moves across a wall during the day.

Worked example

Suppose you are painting a kitchen island and a run of lower cabinets while leaving the upper walls pale. Rushing River on the base cabinets, at LRV 33.545, gives a mid-weight color that hides fingerprints better than white and avoids the heaviness of a charcoal. Put Shoji White (SW 7042), one of the brand's listed companions, on the walls above. If the kitchen window faces east, the cabinets will look warmer and slightly lighter in the morning, then settle toward gray in the afternoon.

Companion list

The brand lists Shoji White (SW 7042), Nuance (SW 7049) and Foxhall Green (SW 9184) alongside this color. Only Shoji White has a page on this site. Nuance and Foxhall Green are given by name and code, so check them on the brand site. Going by its name, Foxhall Green may be a leafier partner for this stone tone.

Comparing against other paints

Within Sherwin-Williams, Pewter Cast (SW 7673) is ΔE 3.9 away, Evergreen Fog (SW 9130) is 4.4 and Clary Sage (SW 6178) is 6.7. The first two are related but visible, while Clary Sage is clearly different.

Benjamin Moore Sage Mountain (1488) is 4.4 and Platinum Gray (HC-179) is 5.6. Fieldstone (1558) and Copley Gray (HC-104) are both 6.3. Nothing in this set falls under 2, so there is no near twin to swap in. If you need this exact stone tone, buy it in Sherwin-Williams and compare against real samples.

Text colors

For web or print use of #A19C8F, black text measures 7.66:1, which meets even the stricter 7:1 level. White text is 2.73:1 and would fail for body copy.