Sherwin-Williams Natural Linen#E1D5BD · LRV 67
Natural Linen reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 9109 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Natural Linen |
| SKU | SW 9109 |
| Hex | #E1D5BD |
| RGB | 225, 213, 189 |
| HSL | 40°, 37%, 81% |
| LRV | 67 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm |
| Family | Neutral |
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.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 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.
Dunn-Edwards
Farrow & Ball
Benjamin Moore
Behr
PPG / Glidden
Valspar
Magnolia Home
Backdrop
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #E1D5BD in HSL space. Pair Natural Linen with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.