Dirty Martini
SW 9119 · #DDD0B6 · LRV 64 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Light French Gray53
- 2Accessible Beige58
- 3Dirty Martini64
- 4Pale Oak69
- 5Shoji White74
What Color Is Dirty Martini, Really?
Dirty Martini reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 9119 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Dirty Martini
Dirty Martini 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 Dirty Martini
At LRV 64, Dirty Martini 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 Dirty Martini 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 9119 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 | LimescentMQ3-16 · Behr | 1.0 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bare EssenceCSP-275 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 64 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Luscious LatteM109 · Valspar | 0.5 | 64.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Sand FossilPPG1098-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Georgian Ivory40YY 62/134 · Glidden | 0.7 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Hampshire Beige322-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.0 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Dirty Martini 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 #DDD0B6 in HSL space. Pair Dirty Martini with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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