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Soft Suede SW 9577: Sherwin-Williams hex #D0C6B8, LRV and undertone

Soft Suede (SW 9577) from Sherwin-Williams is #D0C6B8 with an LRV of 57.207. 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-WilliamsSoft SuedeSW 9577

Hex: #D0C6B8
RGB: 208, 198, 184
LRV: 57.207
Undertone: Warm neutral, yellow undertone

LRV 57.207. Mid-tone: noticeably colored; best in rooms with good daylight.

A neutral with a yellow cast (OKLCH hue 77°, chroma 0.022). Expect the yellow to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

SunbleachedSW 9585
HibernateSW 9573
CoralliteSW 9698

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 swatchSoft Suedelight, grayish orange

HEX: #D0C6B8
RGB: rgb(208, 198, 184)
HSL: hsl(35, 20%, 77%)

Best text on it: black at 12.45:1

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Every code for Soft Suede

HEX#D0C6B8
RGBrgb(208, 198, 184)
HSLhsl(35, 20%, 77%)
HSV35°, 12%, 82%
CMYK0%, 5%, 12%, 18%
Lablab(80.4% 1.8 8.4)
OKLCHoklch(83.1% 0.022 76.5)
Decimal13682360

Tints, shades and tones

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

90%#FAF9F8
80%#F6F4F1
70%#F1EEEA
60%#ECE8E3
50%#E8E3DC
40%#E3DDD4
30%#DED7CD
20%#D9D1C6
10%#D5CCBF
Base#D0C6B8
10%#BBB2A6
20%#A69E93
30%#928B81
40%#7D776E
50%#68635C
60%#534F4A
70%#3E3B37
80%#2A2825
90%#151412

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#C8BFB2
20%#C0B8AD
30%#B8B1A7
40%#B0AAA2
50%#A8A39C
60%#A09C96
70%#989591
80%#908E8B
90%#888786

Matching colors

Complementary

#D0C6B8
#B8C2D0

Analogous

#D0BAB8
#D0C6B8
#CED0B8

Triadic

#D0C6B8
#B8D0C6
#C6B8D0

Split complementary

#D0C6B8
#B8CED0
#BAB8D0

Tetradic (square)

#D0C6B8
#B8D0BA
#B8C2D0
#D0B8CE

Monochromatic

#907C5F
#B2A18A
#D0C6B8
#EEEBE6
#F7F5F3

Soft Suede 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.

Soft Suede with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Soft Suede
Triad #B8D0C6
Triad #C6B8D0
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Soft Suede in use

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Card body text stays dark for reading; soft suede carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Soft Suede

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#D0C6B8
Protanopia (no red cones)#CAC6B7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#CDC8B8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#D5C3C2

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.68:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	12.45:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.68:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	12.45:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.47:1	AA AA large AAA

Try a background

Export

:root {
  --soft-suede: #d0c6b8;
  --soft-suede-rgb: 208 198 184;
  --soft-suede-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Soft Suede is SW 9577, a pale warm taupe from Sherwin-Williams. Its hex is #D0C6B8 and its RGB is 208, 198, 184, a spread of 24 steps between red and blue that gives it the warm lean.

Reading the values

HSL gives hsl(35, 20%, 77%) and OKLCH gives oklch(83.1% 0.022 76.5). Chroma is 0.022, so it stays in neutral territory, and the hue around 77 degrees measures as a yellow undertone. The LRV of 57.207 falls in the mid-light range. The yellow gets louder when the sun goes down and when a cool white sits beside it, which matters if your lamps use soft bulbs.

Soft Suede works as a general-purpose wall tone in living areas, hallways and bedrooms where you want warmth that does not become beige. It sits between the lightest whites and the darker taupes, so it handles both trim contrast and furniture contrast well.

Sherwin-Williams coordinating colors

The brand lists Sunbleached (SW 9585), Hibernate (SW 9573) and Corallite (SW 9698). None of the three has a page on this site. Pick up the chips before choosing one.

Worked example

A hallway with a north window and dark wood stair rail is a good test. Soft Suede on the walls reflects a bit more than half the light, and the yellow keeps the cool daylight from turning it gray. For a printed tag or web card in this tone, black text reaches 12.45:1 and white just 1.68:1, so use dark text. Try a sample low on the wall near the rail first; wood reflects its own warmth into the paint.

Pairing the wall with off-white trim gives a soft step. Choose a trim with a clearly higher LRV than 57.207 so the edge reads cleanly.

Very close matches

This color has some of the tightest matches in the set. Within Sherwin-Williams, Accessible Beige (SW 7036) is ΔE 0.5, hard to tell apart on a wall. Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) is 2.5 and Natural Linen (SW 9109) is 3.4, both related but visible.

Behr Wheat Bread (720C-3) is 0.8 and Ashen Tan (N220-2) is 1.6, both under 2. Benjamin Moore Annapolis Gray (HC-176) is 2.1 and Revere Pewter (HC-172) is 2.6. Those last two sit just over the line into visible territory.

A low number is encouraging, but paint finishes, bases and your own lighting all matter. Lay a sample of the candidate against Soft Suede before you commit.