Natural Tan
SW 7567 · Sherwin-Williams
Sherwin-Williams
Natural Tan
SW 7567
Noticeable yellow-beige, a warm color
- Color family
- Yellow
- Sold for
- Interior and exterior
Sherwin-Williams Natural Tan SW 7567 is a light, sandy beige in the yellow family, with an LRV of 65, bright enough to keep a whole house light without reading white and warm enough to read as a tan against white trim. Our method calls its undertone a noticeable yellow-beige: this is a beige that admits it, not a greige. It measures within a hair of Natural Linen SW 9109. It is used on whole-house walls, in living rooms and on exteriors.
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Is Natural Tan warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers
leans yellow
Undertone
Noticeable yellow-beige
A visible lean you see in daylight.
Natural Tan is warm and says so: the yellow in it is noticeable, not subtle, with only a trace of red and no green, so it reads as a clean sandy tan rather than a cream or a peach. That clarity is its advantage over the greiges. Next to a white trim it looks like a soft tan; next to a true gray it looks plainly beige; next to a cream like Alabaster SW 7008 it looks a little grayer and more tan. It does not go pink, because the red is only a trace, and it does not go green, because there is none. Natural Linen SW 9109 is its near twin with a hair more red, so it reads a shade creamier; Accessible Beige SW 7036 is the same warmth with a gray base and more depth; Modern Gray SW 7632 is what it looks like with most of the yellow taken out.
Natural Tan in north, south, east and west light
Natural Tan is one of the better beiges for a north-facing room, because it has enough yellow to spend: north light takes a step of warmth away and leaves a soft, slightly grayer tan rather than a dingy one, and at this depth the room stays bright. South light does the opposite and can push it toward a creamy yellow by afternoon; a cooler white trim or a gray sofa balances that. East rooms have it warmest at breakfast and calmest by evening. West sun at the end of the day tips it toward gold. Bulbs at 2700K to 3000K keep it true, and 4000K drains the warmth and turns it a flat putty.
Watch for
- Can turn creamy yellow on a south wall by afternoon; balance it with a gray or white sofa
- Under 4000K LEDs it reads as a flat putty rather than a tan
- Beside orange-toned oak the yellow doubles and the room reads golden
Best rooms and surfaces for Natural Tan
Natural Tan is a whole-house wall color for a house that wants warmth without gray. It reads best in a living room or family room with white trim, wood furniture and a mix of cream and brown, and it is light enough for hallways, stairwells and a north bedroom. It suits a kitchen with white or cream cabinets and butcher block; on the cabinets themselves it reads as a soft tan and needs a white wall behind it, or the room turns monotone. It is a poor fit for a bathroom with cool gray tile or a room full of gray upholstery, where it looks yellow by contrast. Walnut, brown and white oak floors suit it; orange oak makes it golden; gray-washed floors fight it.
Natural Tan on an exterior
Sherwin-Williams sells Natural Tan for exterior use. Full sun lightens it to a warm cream with a tan edge, so it is a light body color for a house with white trim, brown stone or brick and a brown or bronze roof, and it reads warm from the street rather than gray. In shade it keeps more tan and stays close to the chip. Its lean is close to a lot of tan brick, so check from the street that the two do not merge. Alabaster SW 7008 trim keeps it soft, Westhighland White SW 7566 makes it crisper, and the bottom of its own strip, Resort Tan SW 7550, or a dark bronze such as Urbane Bronze SW 7048 suits the door and shutters.
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Natural Tan vs Natural Linen, Accessible Beige and Agreeable Gray
Natural LinenNatural TanNatural Tan vs Natural Linen SW 9109
Natural Tan is a touch darker; both have a noticeable yellow-beige undertone.
Natural Linen SW 9109 is the closest color to Natural Tan in the whole deck, a hair lighter at an LRV of 66 against 65, and both measure a noticeable yellow-beige. The whole difference is a trace of red: Natural Linen has a little more, so it reads creamier and can drift toward peach in warm light, while Natural Tan reads sandier and stays tan. On most walls they are interchangeable. Pick Natural Linen for a room that should feel creamy, Natural Tan for one that should feel sandy.
Accessible BeigeNatural TanNatural Tan vs Accessible Beige SW 7036
Natural Tan is noticeably lighter; both have a noticeable yellow-beige undertone.
Accessible Beige SW 7036 is the same warmth with a gray base, noticeably darker at an LRV of 58 against 65. Both measure a noticeable yellow-beige, but Accessible Beige reads as the beige side of greige and Natural Tan as a plain light tan. Accessible Beige is the pick where some gray is wanted to calm the warmth, beside cool tile or gray floors; Natural Tan is the pick where the room should read warm and light with no gray in it, beside wood, cream and brass.
Agreeable GrayNatural TanNatural Tan vs Agreeable Gray SW 7029
Natural Tan is noticeably lighter; undertone noticeable yellow-beige vs subtle yellow-beige.
Agreeable Gray SW 7029 is the greige people weigh against every beige, and here the gap is clear: Agreeable Gray is darker, an LRV of 60 against 65, and a gray with a small yellow warmth, where Natural Tan is a beige with a noticeable one. Beside each other Agreeable Gray looks gray and Natural Tan looks tan. Choose Agreeable Gray for white cabinets, black metal and gray floors; choose Natural Tan for a warm house with wood, leather and cream that a greige would leave cold.
Questions about Natural Tan
Is Natural Tan the same as Canvas Tan?
Nearly. Canvas Tan SW 7531 is one of the nearest colors to Natural Tan by measurement, a whisker darker and a whisker yellower, with the same sandy lean. On a wall you would struggle to tell them apart; side by side Canvas Tan is a hair more yellow and Natural Tan a hair softer. Pick by the trim white you already have: Natural Tan was matched to Alabaster SW 7008.
Does Natural Tan look yellow?
It can, in a bright south room by afternoon or beside orange-toned oak, where its noticeable yellow gets doubled. Natural Tan has no green in it and only a trace of red, so it never goes lime or peach; the drift is toward cream. A gray or white sofa, a white trim such as Pure White SW 7005 and 3000K bulbs keep it reading tan.
What colors go with Natural Tan?
Sherwin-Williams pairs it with Alabaster SW 7008 on trim, Westhighland White SW 7566 as a bright white and Rare Gray SW 6199, a gray-green, as the accent. In practice it sits with navy, olive, black and dark bronze on doors and islands, brass hardware, walnut and brown floors, leather, and white or cream cabinets. Sandbar SW 7547, one step down its strip, is the matching accent for a fireplace wall or a mudroom.
What is one shade lighter or darker than Natural Tan?
Natural Tan is the lightest color on its fan-deck strip, so the printed step is only darker: Sandbar SW 7547, a big drop of about twelve points. For a small move the nearest colors by measurement are Kestrel White SW 7516 and Natural Linen SW 9109, both a touch lighter, and Dumpling SW 9616 or Canvas Tan SW 7531, a touch darker.
Is Natural Tan good for exteriors?
Yes, Sherwin-Williams sells it for exterior use. It is a light, warm body color that suits brown stone, tan brick and a bronze roof, and it flatters a house with a lot of white trim. It is the wrong choice beside orange brick or a red roof, where it goes golden. Sample it on the sunny side: full sun lifts it toward cream, and a north elevation keeps it tan.
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