Insightful Rose (SW 6023)
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Insightful Rose (SW 6023) is a medium, warm pink from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Insightful Rose
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Insightful Rose by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, 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 Insightful Rose, 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 | Sonoma Clay | 1242 | 49.4 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Plymouth Notch | 180E-3 | 48.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Lovebug | 1005-10B | 47 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Velveteen Crush | 1060-4 | 46 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams pink colors nearest to Insightful Rose (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Insightful Rose
Darker than Insightful Rose
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6023 |
| Hex | #C9B0AB |
| RGB | 201, 176, 171 |
| HSL | 10°, 22%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.8, 8.2, 5.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Insightful Rose (SW 6023), published as #C9B0AB
#B9A6A9
#DABAAB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Insightful Rose (SW 6023)?
- Insightful Rose has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Insightful Rose is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Insightful Rose in another brand?
- Lovebug (Valspar 1005-10B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Insightful Rose warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Insightful Rose as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.9; 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.