Beige (SW 2859)
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Beige (SW 2859) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Beige
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for 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 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 | Basking Ridge Beige | 1158 | 59.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Arabian Sands | 280E-2 | 58.9 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | New Penny | 3001-8B | 61 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cocoa Cream | 1079-3 | 60 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Beige (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Beige
Darker than Beige
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2859 |
| Hex | #DFC8B5 |
| RGB | 223, 200, 181 |
| HSL | 27°, 40%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.0, 5.1, 12.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Beige (SW 2859), published as #DFC8B5
#CEBEB3
#F0D2B5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Beige (SW 2859)?
- Beige has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Beige is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Beige in another brand?
- Basking Ridge Beige (BM 1158) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Beige warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.5; 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.