Arrowroote
SW 9502 · #E4DECF · LRV 73 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Balboa Mist66
- 3Arrowroote73
- 4Shoelace78
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Arrowroote, Really?
Arrowroote reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 9502 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Arrowroote
Arrowroote is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Arrowroote
At LRV 73, Arrowroote is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Arrowroote are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 9502 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Confident WhiteGR-W12 · Behr | 1.1 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sail ClothOC-142 · Benjamin Moore | 0.4 | 72 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cream in My Coffee3003-10C · Valspar | 1.9 | 72.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Southern BreezePPG1097-2 · PPG / Glidden | 0.8 | 73 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Southern BreezePPG1097-2 · Glidden | 0.6 | 74 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Canvased015W · Dutch Boy | 1.2 | 73 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Arrowroote within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #E4DECF in HSL space. Pair Arrowroote with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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