Tarragon
Sherwin-Williams's Tarragon is a neutral shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its LRV of 7.3 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#424E53LRV
7.29
Tarragon in Rooms
Follow Tarragon from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 4 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Dining Room Photo
Tarragon (9660) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes. Test it under natural light, candles and pendant lighting.
Dining room walls glow in deep Tarragon.
@mimasdiydecorandmuchmore
3 Living Room Photos
Tarragon (9660) brings its neutral character into a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight. Its cool classification can bring a composed, clean tension to warmer finishes.
Living room walls embrace a rich Tarragon palette.
Michelle Monroe Interiors
Wall color in Tarragon coordinates perfectly with natural light.
Michelle Monroe Interiors
Walls painted Tarragon create an inviting gathering space.
Michelle Monroe Interiors
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 90 vs 7, White Snow is decisively the brighter choice.
Glacier Bay reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 7), opening up a space where Tarragon encloses it.
Valleyview reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 7), opening up a space where Tarragon encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 7 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 10 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Mauve Tinge reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 7), opening up a space where Tarragon encloses it.
At LRV 50 vs 7, Studio Mauve is decisively the brighter choice.
Truly Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 7), opening up a space where Tarragon encloses it.
Heavenly White reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 7), opening up a space where Tarragon encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 7, Original White is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Wall Street reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Grays Harbor the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Outerspace the marginally brighter of the two.
Slate Tile reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Make a bold statement with this deep and dreamlike neutral. Its blue undertone may lull you into a state of deep contentment.