Temperate Taupe (SW 6037)
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Temperate Taupe (SW 6037) is a medium, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Temperate Taupe
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Temperate Taupe 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 Temperate Taupe, 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 | Sandlot Gray | 2107-50 | 43.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Oak Ridge | 740A-3 | 45.2 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Seagull Beach | 1002-10B | 50 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Thumper | 1075-4 | 43 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Temperate Taupe (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Temperate Taupe
Darker than Temperate Taupe
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6037 |
| Hex | #BFB1AA |
| RGB | 191, 177, 170 |
| HSL | 20°, 14%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.2, 3.8, 5.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Temperate Taupe (SW 6037), published as #BFB1AA
#AEA7A8
#D0BBAA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Temperate Taupe (SW 6037)?
- Temperate Taupe has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Temperate Taupe is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Temperate Taupe in another brand?
- Sandlot Gray (BM 2107-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Temperate Taupe warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Temperate Taupe as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.4; 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.