Sherwin-Williams · SW 9109
Natural Linen on interior walls
- Color family
- Light warm beige
- Digital swatch
- #DFD3C3
Where I’d start
Look at the wall beside the sunny window. This is where you can judge how much warmth you want in the room.
See Natural Linen on more walls
See what changes when the room, trim and light are different.
Room with oak trim
Warm wood at the edge of the wall
Room with wood built-ins
Wall color against existing wood grain
Living room
Soft furnishings and broad wall areas
Same room, three colors
Start at the edge where the wall meets the existing finish. Then step back and compare the whole room.
Natural Linen
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9109A wall that catches the daylight.
Accessible Beige
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7036Accessible Beige gives the wall a little more depth.
Pale Oak
Benjamin Moore · OC-20Pale Oak brings a lighter greige direction to the same scene.
How we compared them. Recoat applied each named paint to the same prepared wall area of an illustrative demo photo. Each view uses the same framing and original finishes around the painted area.
Before you pick a sample
Choosing between shades?
Will Natural Linen look too warm with wood floors?
Check it low on the wall next to the floor, then check the same sample high on the wall. If it blends into the floor more than you want, include Pale Oak in your shortlist.
See Accessible Beige in its own guideBefore you buy a gallon
Three checks to make where you’ll actually paint.
Start with the hardest spot
Start where the wall meets the finish you’re keeping.
Compare generous samples
Set Natural Linen and your closest alternative next to each other on separate sample boards.
Look in different light
Look once by the window and once with your usual lamps on.
