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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 9094

Sherwin-Williams Playa Arenosa#DCC7B3 · LRV 59

Playa Arenosa reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 9094 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PLAYA ARENOSA
RGB 220, 199, 179 LRV 59

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Playa Arenosa
SKU SW 9094
Hex #DCC7B3
RGB 220, 199, 179
HSL 29°, 37%, 78%
LRV 59
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Pink

About Sherwin-Williams Playa Arenosa

At LRV 59, Playa Arenosa 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.

Playa Arenosa 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. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.

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
Ivory Ridge
SKU 0182 · #D9C9B8 · LRV 60
ΔE 2.01 (close)
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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 pink from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.89
All pink at Behr →
MQ3-9
#DAC7B5
Loft Light
ΔE 0.89 · LRV 59
280E-2
#DDC9B8
Arabian Sands
ΔE 1.27 · LRV 61
N260-2
#DFC7B0
Almond Latte
ΔE 1.28 · LRV 60
MQ2-27
#D7C9B6
Studio Clay
ΔE 3.03 · LRV 60
QE-27
#DACAB2
Estate Limestone
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 60

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.91
All pink at PPG / Glidden →
1079-3
#DBC8B6
Cocoa Cream
ΔE 0.91 · LRV 60
1071-3
#E2C7B6
Birthday Suit
ΔE 3.32 · LRV 60
1085-3
#DCCCB4
Seriously Sand
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 62
14-17
#D7C8B1
Armadillo
ΔE 3.49 · LRV 59
18-14
#DFC4B9
Spice Beige
ΔE 5.62 · LRV 59

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.09
All pink at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6115
#E1CBB6
Practical Tan
ΔE 1.09 · LRV 62
DE6122
#D8C7B6
Dry Creek
ΔE 1.63 · LRV 59
DEC720
#DDC5AA
Cliff's View
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 58
DEC738
#DFC6AA
Travertine
ΔE 2.8 · LRV 59
DE6206
#D5C7B3
Desert Suede
ΔE 3.22 · LRV 58

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.74
All pink at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 264
#D6C2AC
Oxford Stone
ΔE 1.74 · LRV 56
NO. 213
#D8C4A8
Savage Ground
ΔE 3.54 · LRV 57
NO. 231
#DFC2AF
Setting Plaster
ΔE 3.58 · LRV 57
NO. 226
#DECFB9
Joa's White
ΔE 3.59 · LRV 64
NO. 8
#DDCDAE
String
ΔE 5.68 · LRV 62

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.9
All pink at Benjamin Moore →
1158
#E0C8B6
Basking Ridge Beige
ΔE 1.9 · LRV
1122
#DAC5AC
Cocoa Sand
ΔE 2.13 · LRV 56
1151
#E0C3AD
Shorewood
ΔE 3.02 · LRV
1074
#DDC9AC
Alpaca
ΔE 3.78 · LRV 59
CSP-220
#D5CBB8
Lace Handkerchief
ΔE 5 · LRV

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.06
All pink at Valspar →
2008-10B
#DACAB9
Desert Fortress
ΔE 2.06 · LRV 60.9
V133-2
#DCCCBB
Manilla Rope
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 61.7
3004-10B
#DFC5A9
Holmes Cream
ΔE 2.87 · LRV 58.3
3007-10C
#DACCB7
Rattan Basket
ΔE 3.53 · LRV 61.4
M118
#DBC6A8
Café Au Lait
ΔE 3.93 · LRV 58

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.99
All pink at Magnolia Home →
JG-24
#E4CDC0
Ella Rose
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 64
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 4.83 · LRV 59
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 5.12 · LRV 58
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 8.02 · LRV 59
JG-26
#E8C3B8
Cabbage Rose
ΔE 8.46 · LRV 60

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.08
All pink at Backdrop →
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 4.08 · LRV 60
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 6.35 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 7.77 · LRV 73
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 8.23 · LRV 53
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 12.79 · LRV 60

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.92
All pink at Clare →
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 4.92 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-21
#DED3C1
Turbinado
ΔE 4.97 · LRV 66
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 5.23 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 9.67 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 12 · LRV 60

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Playa Arenosa 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 2859
Beige
LRV 60
SW 7712
Townhouse Tan
LRV 60
SW 6092
Lightweight Beige
LRV 60
SW 9101
Tres Naturale
LRV 59
SW 6141
Softer Tan
LRV 60
SW 6099
Sand Dollar
LRV 58

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #DCC7B3 in HSL space. Pair Playa Arenosa with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DCC7B3 + #B3C8DC
TRIADIC
#DCC7B3 · #B3DCC7 · #C7B3DC
ANALOGOUS
#DCB3B4 · #DCC7B3 · #DCDCB3

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.63:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.86:1 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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