Cool Avocado
Cool Avocado is a versatile Yellow from Sherwin-Williams. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to add character and warmth to any space. Below, you'll find 10 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#C4B47D
LRV
45.93
Cool Avocado's Color Strip
Cool Avocado is the third shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Hearts Of Palm and Sassy Green. The strip spans from Rice Paddy at the lightest end to Saguaro at the deepest. Browsing strip 145 alongside this color helps you gauge whether to go lighter, darker, or stay right here.
Cool Avocado in Real Rooms
Cool Avocado has a medium-high LRV of 45.93 — present enough to register on the wall without making a room feel heavy. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Yellow family, the photos below show it applied in a dining room, bedroom, home office, front door, bathroom, mudroom, living room, kitchen, patio and house.
1 Dining Room Photo
Cool Avocado encourages conversation. Its calm, grounded presence creates a sense of safety and comfort that allows guests to relax and stay at the table longer, which is the ultimate goal of any well-designed dining area.
Cool Avocado paint in a moody dining room
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1 Bedroom Photo
Pairing Cool Avocado with tonal textures—like a silk rug or a bouclé chair—creates a layered, monochromatic look that is the height of sophistication for a bedroom. It proves that you don't need high-contrast colors to create a room that feels high-design and deeply personal.
A cozy bedroom painted in Cool Avocado
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1 Home Office Photo
In a multi-use room where an office corner is required, Cool Avocado can be used to "zone" the desk area. By painting just that section, you create a visual boundary that separates your professional life from your personal space.
Sherwin-Williams Cool Avocado in a warm home office
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1 Front Door Photo
There's a psychological sense of "arrival" when you step up to a door painted in Cool Avocado. It feels solid, grounded, and permanent, giving both residents and guests a sense of stability as they cross the threshold.
classy front door featuring Cool Avocado by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bathroom Photo
In the bathroom, Cool Avocado brings a spa-like intentionality to the space. It responds well to task lighting and natural light alike, and pairs beautifully with white fixtures, warm wood vanities, or brushed brass hardware for a polished, restful result.
Cool Avocado — traditional bathroom
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1 Mudroom Photo
Cool Avocado handles the visual noise of a high-traffic entry point with ease. Coats, shoes, bags — the color grounds all of it without making the chaos worse. It's also incredibly forgiving of the scuffs and marks that come with daily use.
Cool Avocado paint in a neutral mudroom
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1 Living Room Photo
Few colors transition as gracefully from day to evening as Cool Avocado. In natural light, it reads clean, grounded, and modern; by candlelight or lamp, it deepens into something much more soulful. For a living room that needs to function as a bright morning coffee spot and a moody evening lounge, that tonal range is an invaluable asset.
A contemporary living room painted in Cool Avocado
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1 Kitchen Photo
In a modern kitchen, Cool Avocado provides the necessary "organic" touch to offset stainless steel appliances and glass backsplashes. It prevents the kitchen from feeling like a laboratory, injecting a much-needed sense of domestic warmth and culinary inspiration.
Cool Avocado — contemporary kitchen
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1 Patio Photo
On a deck or patio floor, Cool Avocado provides a cool, sophisticated surface that feels modern and clean. It's a great way to update an old wooden deck, giving it a high-end "architectural" feel with just a simple change of tone.
rustic modern patio featuring Cool Avocado by Sherwin-Williams
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1 House Photo
Cool Avocado is particularly effective on modern-style homes with flat planes and large windows. The color emphasizes the geometry of the house, using shadows and light to create a dynamic, ever-changing facade throughout the day.
Cool Avocado color — eclectic house inspiration
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 75 vs 46, Restoration Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Dirty Martini reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 46), opening up a space where Cool Avocado encloses it.
Cool Avocado reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 8), opening up a space where Perle Noir encloses it.
Trim Color
At LRV 75 vs 46, Restoration Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Independent Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cool Avocado reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (54 vs 46) makes Hearts Of Palm the marginally brighter of the two.
Cool Avocado reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 46 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 8-point LRV gap (46 vs 38) makes Cool Avocado the marginally brighter of the two.
Lemongrass reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 46 vs 7, Cool Avocado is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 46, Starry Night is decisively the brighter choice.
Cool Avocado reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
Cool Avocado reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 28), opening up a space where Dusty Heather encloses it.
At LRV 46 vs 3, Cool Avocado is decisively the brighter choice.
Lavender Wisp reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Cool Avocado encloses it.
At LRV 46 vs 6, Cool Avocado is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (50 vs 46) makes Crewel Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (50 vs 46) makes Stone Guardians the marginally brighter of the two.
Rice Grain reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 46), opening up a space where Cool Avocado encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (51 vs 46) makes Tumblin' Tumbleweed the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 46 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Cool Avocado reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 46 vs 24, Cool Avocado is decisively the brighter choice.
Cool Avocado reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cool Avocado reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 46 vs 23, Cool Avocado is decisively the brighter choice.