Cargo Pants vs Tarnished Treasure paint color comparison

Cargo Pants vs Tarnished Treasure

Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Cargo Pants reads as beige-greige, while Tarnished Treasure reads as beige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 56 vs 38, Cargo Pants will read as the brighter of the two — a 17-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. They share a warm quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. At ΔE 15.4, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Cargo Pants vs Tarnished Treasure in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Seeing Cargo Pants and Tarnished Treasure in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.

House

At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Cargo Pants will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tarnished Treasure would.

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Color Details

Cargo Pants
Sherwin-Williams · 7738
LRV55.8
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7738
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams · 9118
LRV38.3
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9118
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium

Cargo Pants vs Tarnished Treasure Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cargo Pants on one side and Tarnished Treasure on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.