Angora (SW 6036)
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Angora (SW 6036) is a medium, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Angora
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Angora by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Angora, 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 | Rose Dust | 1010 | 55.8 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Down Home | 780A-3 | 53.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Sand Storm | 2004-10B | 59 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | First Kiss | 1017-2 | 61 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Angora (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Angora
Darker than Angora
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6036 |
| Hex | #D1C5BE |
| RGB | 209, 197, 190 |
| HSL | 22°, 17%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.3, 3.0, 5.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Angora (SW 6036), published as #D1C5BE
#C0BBBC
#E3CFBE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Angora (SW 6036)?
- Angora has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Angora is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Angora in another brand?
- Down Home (Behr 780A-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Angora warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Angora as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.0; 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.