Pinky Beige (SW 0079)
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Pinky Beige (SW 0079) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 43, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pinky Beige
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Pinky Beige by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Pinky Beige, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Venetian Portico | AF-185 | 41.9 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Powdered Allspice | ICC-97 | 43.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Desert Travels | 2001-10A | 44 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sombrero Tan | 16-01 | 45 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Pinky Beige (LRV 43) by LRV.
Lighter than Pinky Beige
Darker than Pinky Beige
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0079 |
| Hex | #C9AA98 |
| RGB | 201, 170, 152 |
| HSL | 22°, 31%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.9, 8.5, 13.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pinky Beige (SW 0079), published as #C9AA98
#B9A096
#D9B498
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pinky Beige (SW 0079)?
- Pinky Beige has an LRV of 43. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pinky Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pinky Beige in another brand?
- Powdered Allspice (Behr ICC-97) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pinky Beige warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Pinky Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.