Sherwin Williams

Porcelain

SW 0053

Worn Leather Shoes (hex #968C76) is a warm, medium-dark taupe with gray undertones that keep it from reading as overtly brown. Its LRV of 27.18 places it in the lower-mid range, giving it enough density to anchor a room while still allowing surrounding lighter tones to stand out. The gray cast moderates the warmth, lending a grounded, neutral quality.

Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter and Edgecomb Gray complement it in a tonal warm-neutral palette, while Hale Navy or Salamander provide deeper contrast. Ballet White works as a lighter companion to open up adjacent surfaces against the depth of this shade.

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Brand

Sherwin Williams

Code

SW 0053

Collection

Interior Historic, Colormix Forecast 2019 (Raconteur), Historic (The Classics)

Porcelain 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 Porcelain under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Porcelain under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

33°

Orange Family

Lightness

88%

Light

Saturation

31%

Moderate

LRV

76.0

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

#E9E0D5

RGB Decimal

233, 224, 213

RGB Percent

91.4%, 87.8%, 83.5%

HSL

33.0, 31.2%, 87.5%

HSV

33.0, 8.6%, 91.4%

CMYK

0.0%, 3.9%, 8.6%, 8.6%

YIQ

225.4, 8.9, -1.5

XYZ

72.27, 75.44, 73.70

CIE Lab

89.60, 1.20, 6.46

CIE Luv

89.60, 5.86, 9.47

Hunter Lab

86.86, 1.20, 6.25

Decimal

15327445

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Porcelain Archive Capilano Bridge Bread Basket

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Porcelain Tailor's Chalk Arcade White Wooly Lamb

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Porcelain Sueded Gray Pageant Song Slipstream

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Porcelain Springview Green Barely Pink Gratitude

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

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