Stone Guardians
SW 9531 · #CABA97 · LRV 50 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Dorian Gray39
- 2Pashmina44
- 3Stone Guardians50
- 4Agreeable Gray60
- 5Pale Oak69
What Color Is Stone Guardians, Really?
Stone Guardians reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 9531 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Stone Guardians
Stone Guardians 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 Stone Guardians
At LRV 50, Stone Guardians 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 Stone Guardians 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 9531 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 | Tea BagPPU8-09 · Behr | 1.7 | 50 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Garden StoneCSP-1000 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 51 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Epic6008-3C · Valspar | 0.8 | 49.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Real SimplePPG1096-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 49 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Spiced VinegarPPG1098-4 · Glidden | 1.6 | 50 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Wood Smoke418-2DB · Dutch Boy | 2.1 | 50 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Stone Guardians 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 #CABA97 in HSL space. Pair Stone Guardians with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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