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Creekbed
LRV 33
Sherwin‑Williams color · mixed in Benjamin Moore
Sticks & Stones SW7503
We keep the Sherwin-Williams formula for Sticks & Stones on file, so we mix the exact color in Benjamin Moore at our North Scottsdale counter, in the line the surface needs. Same color, better paint. If you’d rather choose one of Benjamin Moore’s own colors, the five closest are below.
About this color
- Mid-tone
- Muted
- Greige
- Within Scottsdale ESL cap (LRV ≤ 35, low chroma)
- Within PV Hillside cap (LRV ≤ 38, low chroma)
- Within Scottsdale Foothills cap (LRV ≤ 40, low chroma)
- Recommended surfaces
- — Exterior body — within all of the Scottsdale and Paradise Valley limits, and the Arizona HOA sweet spot
- — Garage doors and exterior accents
- — Feature and accent walls
- — Cabinet bodies
Sheen: Matte or eggshell on walls; satin holds up better on garage doors and high-touch trim. Flat on exterior stucco.
SW7503 Sticks & Stones is a mid-tone, muted greige (LRV ≈ 32). Mid-tones are where most Arizona HOA bodies land, and where beige, tan, taupe and warm-gray exteriors blend with the Sonoran landscape. At LRV 32 it sits inside all three municipal overlay caps: Scottsdale ESL (35), Paradise Valley Hillside (38) and Scottsdale Foothills (40). Mid-tones run slightly warmer in west sun than lighter bodies, so we use Element Guard or Regal Select for any south or west elevation.
Closest Benjamin Moore matches
Which Benjamin Moore line?
Element Guard or Regal Select Exterior, in flat
On a stucco body we use flat, because sheen on a sunlit wall reads as glare. Element Guard is the one for a summer repaint: it forms a sound film in the heat and is rain-ready in about an hour. The rest of the year, Regal Select Exterior is our standard repaint. Bring the Benjamin Moore code from any of the five swatches above and we’ll mix that exact color at the counter. Swatches marked interior only, or not recommended for exterior, are for indoor work.
Pick the Benjamin Moore that fits your job.
Bring the Sherwin-Williams code or a Benjamin Moore code from the swatches above, and we’ll match the line to the job.
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