Renwick Beige (SW 2805)
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Renwick Beige (SW 2805) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 45, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Renwick Beige
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Renwick 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 Renwick 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 | Pensive | AF-140 | 42 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Mink Haze | MQ2-32 | 46.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Moose Mousse | 3003-10A | 47 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Transcend | 1079-4 | 43 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Renwick Beige (LRV 45) by LRV.
Lighter than Renwick Beige
Darker than Renwick Beige
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2805 |
| Hex | #C3B09D |
| RGB | 195, 176, 157 |
| HSL | 30°, 24%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.0, 3.7, 12.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Renwick Beige (SW 2805), published as #C3B09D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Renwick Beige (SW 2805)?
- Renwick Beige has an LRV of 45. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Renwick Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Renwick Beige in another brand?
- Mink Haze (Behr MQ2-32) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Renwick Beige warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Renwick Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.2; 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.