Tarnished Treasure vs Wool Skein paint color comparison

Tarnished Treasure vs Wool Skein

Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 63 vs 38, Wool Skein will read as the brighter of the two — a 25-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 18.7, 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.

Tarnished Treasure vs Wool Skein in Real Spaces

1 real room side by side. Seeing Tarnished Treasure and Wool Skein 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 Wool Skein will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Tarnished Treasure would.

Tarnished TreasureHouse Exterior

@8thstreetrestoration

Wool SkeinSw 6148 Exterior

@juniper.hills.farmhouse

Color Details

Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams · 9118
Hex#B9A47E
LRV38.3
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number9118
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessMedium
Wool Skein
Sherwin-Williams · 6148
Hex#D9CFBA
LRV62.9
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number6148
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

Tarnished Treasure vs Wool Skein Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tarnished Treasure on one side and Wool Skein 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.

More Tarnished Treasure comparisons

See how Tarnished Treasure stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Tarnished Treasure
White Dove
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

At LRV 83 vs 38, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Ammonite
Tarnished Treasure
Ammonite
Tarnished Treasure
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 38), opening up a space where Tarnished Treasure encloses it.

Iron Ore
Tarnished Treasure
Iron Ore
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

At LRV 38 vs 6, Tarnished Treasure is decisively the brighter choice.

Purbeck Stone
Tarnished Treasure
Purbeck Stone
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 38), opening up a space where Tarnished Treasure encloses it.

Evergreen Fog
Tarnished Treasure
Evergreen Fog
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

Tarnished Treasure reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Mizzle
Tarnished Treasure
Mizzle
Tarnished Treasure
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

At LRV 52 vs 38, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.

Agreeable Gray
Tarnished Treasure
Agreeable Gray
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 38), opening up a space where Tarnished Treasure encloses it.

Accessible Beige
Tarnished Treasure
Accessible Beige
Tarnished Treasure

At LRV 58 vs 38, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Denim Drift
Tarnished Treasure
Denim Drift
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

A 11-point LRV gap (38 vs 27) makes Tarnished Treasure the marginally brighter of the two.

French Gray
Tarnished Treasure
French Gray
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Naval
Tarnished Treasure
Naval
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

Tarnished Treasure reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Tranquil Dawn
Tarnished Treasure
Tranquil Dawn
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

At LRV 55 vs 38, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Bancha
Tarnished Treasure
Bancha
Tarnished Treasure
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

At LRV 38 vs 13, Tarnished Treasure is decisively the brighter choice.

Hardwick White
Tarnished Treasure
Hardwick White
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

A 5-point LRV gap (44 vs 38) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.

Pure White
Tarnished Treasure
Pure White
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 38), opening up a space where Tarnished Treasure encloses it.

Artichoke
Tarnished Treasure
Artichoke
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

Tarnished Treasure reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.

Balboa Mist
Tarnished Treasure
Balboa Mist
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

At LRV 66 vs 38, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Shoji White
Tarnished Treasure
Shoji White
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

At LRV 74 vs 38, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Snowbound
Tarnished Treasure
Snowbound
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

At LRV 83 vs 38, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Pewter Green
Tarnished Treasure
Pewter Green
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

At LRV 38 vs 12, Tarnished Treasure is decisively the brighter choice.

Skimming Stone
Tarnished Treasure
Skimming Stone
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

At LRV 68 vs 38, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Dix Blue
Tarnished Treasure
Dix Blue
Tarnished Treasure
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

With LRVs of 41 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Calamine
Tarnished Treasure
Calamine
Tarnished Treasure
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 38), opening up a space where Tarnished Treasure encloses it.

Treron
Tarnished Treasure
Treron
Tarnished Treasure
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

Tarnished Treasure reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.

Vintage Vogue
Tarnished Treasure
Vintage Vogue
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

At LRV 38 vs 12, Tarnished Treasure is decisively the brighter choice.

Saybrook Sage
Tarnished Treasure
Saybrook Sage
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

A 7-point LRV gap (45 vs 38) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.

Pale Green
Tarnished Treasure
Pale Green
Tarnished Treasure
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

Tarnished Treasure reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Pine Needle
Tarnished Treasure
Pine Needle
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

Tarnished Treasure reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.

Cement grey
Tarnished Treasure
Cement grey
Tarnished Treasure
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

Tarnished Treasure reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.

Guilford Green
Tarnished Treasure
Guilford Green
Tarnished Treasure
Sherwin-Williams
Tarnished Treasure
9118 · LRV 38

Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 38), opening up a space where Tarnished Treasure encloses it.