Sherwin Williams

Cool Avocado

SW 9029

Cool Avocado (SW, #C4B47D) is a muted yellow-green with an LRV of 46, placing it squarely in the mid-tone range. Its dual warm-cool character comes from balanced yellow and green pigments, producing a subdued, organic tone that avoids reading overtly herbaceous. The color maintains enough neutrality to function as a grounding wall shade in various lighting conditions.

It pairs effectively with Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray and Accessible Beige for a layered neutral approach, while Alabaster provides a clean trim contrast. Deeper values like Rookwood Red offer complementary depth against its yellow-green base.

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Brand

Sherwin Williams

Code

SW 9029

Collection

Color ID (Trendsetter)

Cool Avocado in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Cool Avocado under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Cool Avocado under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Yellow

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

47°

Orange Family

Lightness

63%

Medium

Saturation

38%

Moderate

LRV

46.0

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#C4B47D

RGB Decimal

196, 180, 125

RGB Percent

76.9%, 70.6%, 49.0%

HSL

46.5, 37.6%, 62.9%

HSV

46.5, 36.2%, 76.9%

CMYK

0.0%, 8.2%, 36.2%, 23.1%

YIQ

178.5, 27.2, -13.8

XYZ

42.79, 45.86, 26.00

CIE Lab

73.45, -2.37, 30.15

CIE Luv

73.45, 13.18, 40.15

Hunter Lab

67.72, -2.17, 22.72

Decimal

12891261

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Cool Avocado Sassy Green Woolen Mittens Obsession

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Cool Avocado Sweet Jasmine Baby Artichoke Polar White

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Cool Avocado Violets Are Blue Gentian Canterbury Bells

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Cool Avocado Lime Green Lightfoot Salmon Exotic Bloom

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Cool Avocado Lightfoot Salmon Emberglo Cooing Doves

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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