Ginger Root
SW 9095 · #D2B79E · LRV 50 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Pashmina44
- 3Ginger Root50
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Ginger Root, Really?
Ginger Root reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 9095 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Ginger Root
Ginger Root 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 Ginger Root
At LRV 50, Ginger Root 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 Ginger Root 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 9095 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 | Sonoran DesertN240-3 · Behr | 1.4 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Saint Martin Sand2164-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 49 | Color page → |
| Valspar | My PiazzaM133 · Valspar | 1.6 | 47.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Happy TrailsPPG1084-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Tan Suede Gloves00YY 48/171 · Glidden | 0.5 | 48 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Biscotti Beige415-3DB · Dutch Boy | 4.2 | 51 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Ginger Root 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 #D2B79E in HSL space. Pair Ginger Root with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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