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Baked Cookie

SW 9098 · #89674A · LRV 16 · warm red-orange tone

SW 9098 · #89674A · LRV 16 — warm red-orange tone, dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs.

Baked CookieSherwin-Williams · SW 9098
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Baked Cookie
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 9098 · #89674A
Brand · codeSherwin-WilliamsSW 9098 · all Sherwin-Williams browns
LRV16Dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs.
Undertonewarm red-orange tone
FamilyBrown
Hex · RGB · HSL#89674A · 137, 103, 74 · 28°, 30%, 41%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Turkish Coffee5
  2. 2Oxblood11
  3. 3Baked Cookie16
  4. 4Modern Mocha25
  5. 5Redend Point30
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Baked Cookie, Really?

Baked Cookie reads as a warm red-orange tone — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 9098 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Baked Cookie

Baked Cookie works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Baked Cookie

With an LRV of 16, Baked Cookie is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Baked Cookie 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Sherwin-Williams SW 9098 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors

The nearest shades to Baked Cookie within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Baked Cookie · 4.1 : 1 · large text onlyWhite text on Baked Cookie · 5.1 : 1 · passes AA

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 #89674A in HSL space. Pair Baked Cookie with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#89674A + #4A6C89
TRIADIC
#89674A · #4A8967 · #674A89
ANALOGOUS
#894A4D · #89674A · #89864A

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