Cargo Pants
Sherwin-Williams Cargo Pants (7738) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its beige and greige classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#CDC4AELRV
55.75
Cargo Pants's Color Strip
Cargo Pants is the first shade on this 7-color strip, the lightest in this coordinated family. Strip 298 makes it easy to compare shades side by side and find the right depth for your space.
Cargo Pants in Rooms
Follow Cargo Pants from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Dining Room Photo
The 1 dining room image turn a green swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its muted saturation softens the color’s edges, making texture and shadow part of the composition.
Cargo Pants paint in a art deco dining room
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1 Bathroom Photo
The contrast between bright mornings and quieter evening light can draw different notes from Cargo Pants (7738). The beige, greige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Cargo Pants — vintage bathroom
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1 Bedroom Photo
These 1 bedroom image show how Cargo Pants (7738) can sit beside bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures. The beige, greige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A cozy bedroom painted in Cargo Pants
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1 Home Office Photo
Across 1 home office image, Cargo Pants (7738) meets daylight beside desk lamps and screen glow. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Sherwin-Williams Cargo Pants in a scandinavian home office
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1 Front Door Photo
Cargo Pants (7738) brings its green character into a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression. Its muted saturation softens the color’s edges, making texture and shadow part of the composition.
cottagecore front door featuring Cargo Pants by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Kitchen Photo
Against stone, timber, tile and metal finishes, Cargo Pants (7738) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 55.8 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Cargo Pants — industrial kitchen
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1 Mudroom Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Cargo Pants (7738) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Cargo Pants paint in a earthy mudroom
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1 Living Room Photo
Cargo Pants (7738) brings its green character into a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight. Its muted saturation softens the color’s edges, making texture and shadow part of the composition.
A scandinavian living room painted in Cargo Pants
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1 House Photo
1 house image trace Cargo Pants (7738) through the façade’s movement through sun, shade and season. Its place within Timeless Color Wall hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
Cargo Pants color — eclectic house inspiration
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1 Patio Photo
Against stone, timber, metal, textiles and greenery, Cargo Pants (7738) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 55.8 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
coastal patio featuring Cargo Pants by Sherwin-Williams
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Expert Perspectives
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Coordinating Colors
Alabaster reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 56), opening up a space where Cargo Pants encloses it.
Cargo Pants reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 17), opening up a space where High Tea encloses it.
Cargo Pants reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 32), opening up a space where Dahlia encloses it.
Trim Color
Alabaster reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 56), opening up a space where Cargo Pants encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 56 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 56 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (60 vs 56) makes Ancient Marble the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Warm Oats reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Natural Wool reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 56 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (56 vs 50) makes Cargo Pants the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 56 vs 7, Cargo Pants is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 56, Starry Night is decisively the brighter choice.
Cargo Pants reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
Cargo Pants reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 28), opening up a space where Dusty Heather encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (56 vs 47) makes Cargo Pants the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 56 vs 3, Cargo Pants is decisively the brighter choice.
Lavender Wisp reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 56), opening up a space where Cargo Pants encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Incredible White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 56), opening up a space where Cargo Pants encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 56), opening up a space where Cargo Pants encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (67 vs 56) makes Limewash the marginally brighter of the two.
City Loft reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 56), opening up a space where Cargo Pants encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
Cargo Pants reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 56 vs 38, Cargo Pants is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 36, Cargo Pants is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 38, Cargo Pants is decisively the brighter choice.
Cargo Pants reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 36), opening up a space where Dried Edamame encloses it.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This muted, warm-toned sage green conjures the feeling of a well-worn canvas jacket or vintage military surplus—grounded, dependable, and effortlessly sophisticated. Perfect for creating a calm, collected atmosphere in bedrooms or studies, it pairs beautifully with warm neutrals and natural wood tones.
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