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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 7553

Sherwin-Williams Fragile Beauty#E7D7C6 · LRV 70

Fragile Beauty reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 7553 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS FRAGILE BEAUTY
RGB 231, 215, 198 LRV 70

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Fragile Beauty
SKU SW 7553
Hex #E7D7C6
RGB 231, 215, 198
HSL 31°, 41%, 84%
LRV 70
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Sherwin-Williams Fragile Beauty

At LRV 70, Fragile Beauty 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.

Fragile Beauty 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
White Elephant
SKU 0223 · #E3DBC8 · LRV 71
ΔE 4.29 (noticeable)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.46
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1157
#E8D7C6
Dusty Trail
ΔE 0.46 · LRV 69
OC-76
#E8D7C6
Old Country
ΔE 0.46 · LRV 69
1079
#E5D5C3
Bayshore Beige
ΔE 0.65 · LRV
2164-60
#E6D4C4
Soft Satin
ΔE 1.31 · LRV 66
1150
#E9D4C0
Inner Peach
ΔE 2.03 · LRV

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.8
All neutral at Valspar →
8007-11E
#E9D8C5
Soft-Spoken
ΔE 0.8 · LRV 70
8004-12A
#E8D7C8
Safari Map
ΔE 1.18 · LRV 70
V131-1
#E8D7C8
Safari Map
ΔE 1.18 · LRV 70
3002-10C
#E4D6C3
Savoury Beige
ΔE 1.57 · LRV 68.4
V177
#E3D8C8
Gentle Lamb
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 69.7

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.91
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC758
#EBDBCA
Cashmere
ΔE 0.91 · LRV 73
DEC740
#E5D7C4
Sandcastle
ΔE 1.53 · LRV 69
DE6142
#E9D8C2
Floating Feather
ΔE 1.93 · LRV 70
DE6198
#E8DBC5
Cream Wave
ΔE 3.06 · LRV 72
DE6191
#E2D8C3
Exclusive Ivory
ΔE 3.87 · LRV 69

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.98
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-20
#E4D6C7
Neutral Territory
ΔE 0.98 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 2.84 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-19
#E1DDCF
No Filter
ΔE 5.53 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 7.01 · LRV 72
PNT100-LT-69
#D7DCD3
Rain Check
ΔE 9.7 · LRV 70

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.21
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-34
#EBDCCC
Dutch Tulip
ΔE 1.21 · LRV 73
JG-167
#E3D9C4
Morning Snow
ΔE 3.87 · LRV 70
JG-153
#E6DECE
Castle Cream
ΔE 3.88 · LRV 74
JG-108
#E5DED2
Soft Linen
ΔE 4.12 · LRV 74
JG-112
#DEDACE
Locally Sown
ΔE 5.36 · LRV 70

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.6
All neutral at Behr →
S280-2
#E9D6C1
Beach Grass
ΔE 1.6 · LRV 69
N240-2
#E3D7C8
Adobe Sand
ΔE 1.68 · LRV 69
N280-2
#E9D6C0
Writer's Parchment
ΔE 1.9 · LRV 69
MQ3-41
#E8D9C2
Moongaze
ΔE 2.74 · LRV 71
MQ3-40
#E3DACA
Varnished Ivory
ΔE 3.2 · LRV 71

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.59
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1015-3
#E6D7CC
Warmstone
ΔE 2.59 · LRV 70
15-27
#E5DAC8
Botany Beige
ΔE 2.62 · LRV 71
1071-2
#EAD4C4
Enjoy
ΔE 2.88 · LRV 69
1085-2
#E4D9C5
Bone White
ΔE 3.14 · LRV 70
14-22
#E4D9C5
Bone White
ΔE 3.14 · LRV 70

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.26
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 241
#DFD6CB
Skimming Stone
ΔE 3.26 · LRV 68
NO. 2013
#E4D5BC
Matchstick
ΔE 3.54 · LRV 68
NO. 3
#E0D5BE
Off-White
ΔE 4.16 · LRV 67
NO. 202
#EFD6C7
Pink Ground
ΔE 4.31 · LRV 71
NO. 282
#DED8C6
Shadow White
ΔE 5.03 · LRV 69

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.93
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 4.93 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 5.22 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 6.15 · LRV 60
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 6.68 · LRV 84
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 7.66 · LRV 86

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

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

SW 7572
Lotus Pod
LRV 69
SW 7568
Neutral Ground
LRV 71
SW 7516
Kestrel White
LRV 68
SW 7552
Bauhaus Buff
LRV 72
SW 7573
Eaglet Beige
LRV 71
SW 7574
Echelon Ecru
LRV 70

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E7D7C6 in HSL space. Pair Fragile Beauty with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E7D7C6 + #C6D6E7
TRIADIC
#E7D7C6 · #C6E7D7 · #D7C6E7
ANALOGOUS
#E7C6C6 · #E7D7C6 · #E7E7C6

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.41:1 fail
Sample text on black
14.93:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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