Hinoki
There is more to Sherwin-Williams Hinoki (7686) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its midtone saturation balances color with restraint, so the hue can register without overwhelming nearby finishes. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
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75.11
Hinoki's Color Strip
Hinoki is the third shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Tea Li 68 ea g t h and Concord Buff. The strip spans from Paper Lantern at the lightest end to Mesa Tan at the deepest. Strip 294 puts these related shades in sequence, making it simple to find the tone that suits your room.
Hinoki in Rooms
Follow Hinoki 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 Bathroom Photo
Its place within Timeless Color Wall hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit. In this setting, let window light, mirrors and focused task lighting and tile, stone, glass, timber and metal fixtures guide the final sample decision.
Hinoki — wabi-sabi bathroom
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1 Bedroom Photo
In a room designed around rest, softness and retreat, the most interesting quality of Hinoki (7686) may be the way it responds to bed linen, timber, wool and upholstered textures. The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
A modern luxury bedroom painted in Hinoki
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1 Dining Room Photo
Viewed across 1 dining room image in a gathering space that can move from daylight to ceremony, Hinoki (7686) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. Its LRV of 75.1 gives it a light-reflective character, though shadows and neighboring finishes can still draw out surprising depth.
Hinoki paint in a moody dining room
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1 Home Office Photo
Hinoki (7686) moves through 1 home office image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Sherwin-Williams Hinoki in a mid century home office
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1 Patio Photo
These 1 patio image show how Hinoki (7686) can sit beside stone, timber, metal, textiles and greenery. The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
mediterranean patio featuring Hinoki by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Mudroom Photo
1 mudroom image trace Hinoki (7686) through the daily movement of arrivals, departures and changing weather. Its place within Timeless Color Wall hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
Hinoki paint in a tiny mudroom
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1 House Photo
Viewed across 1 house image in an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky, Hinoki (7686) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. Its LRV of 75.1 gives it a light-reflective character, though shadows and neighboring finishes can still draw out surprising depth.
Hinoki color — mediterranean house inspiration
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1 Living Room Photo
Hinoki (7686) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under the movement from window light to lamplight.
A hollywood regency living room painted in Hinoki
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1 Kitchen Photo
In a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces, the most interesting quality of Hinoki (7686) may be the way it responds to stone, timber, tile and metal finishes. The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Hinoki — industrial kitchen
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1 Front Door Photo
In a small architectural moment with an outsized first impression, the most interesting quality of Hinoki (7686) may be the way it responds to hardware, glazing, masonry, timber and surrounding trim. The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
Hinoki — stylish front door
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Coordinating Colors
Dover White reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 75 vs 31, Hinoki is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Dover White reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Similar Colors
A 3-point LRV gap (75 vs 72) makes Hinoki the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 75), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Hinoki reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hinoki reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 75 vs 72), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Hinoki reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (75 vs 70) makes Hinoki the marginally brighter of the two.
Tea Li 68 ea g t h reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 75 vs 42, Hinoki is decisively the brighter choice.
Hinoki reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 45), opening up a space where Blue Beyond encloses it.
Hinoki reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 53), opening up a space where Porch Ceiling encloses it.
Lighter Colors
French Vanilla reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Tea Li 68 ea g t h reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Hinoki reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hinoki reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 53), opening up a space where Olden Amber encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (75 vs 66) makes Hinoki the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This luminous pale yellow evokes the serene warmth of hinoki wood temples and sun-filtered forest groves, with subtle greenish undertones that ground its airy brightness. Perfect for bedrooms or bathrooms seeking a gentle, spa-like tranquility that feels both uplifting and deeply restful.
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