Poised Taupe (SW 6039)
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Poised Taupe (SW 6039) is a deep, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 22, so it reflects about 22 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Poised Taupe
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Poised Taupe by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Poised 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 | Smoked Oyster | 2109-40 | 23 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Roanoke Taupe | HDC-CL-22G | 23.6 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Soft Rabbit Brown | 1002-9C | 23 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cinnamon Toast | 1017-5 | 22 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Poised Taupe (LRV 22) by LRV.
Lighter than Poised Taupe
Darker than Poised Taupe
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6039 |
| Hex | #8C7E78 |
| RGB | 140, 126, 120 |
| HSL | 18°, 8%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 22 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 53.9, 4.3, 5.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Poised Taupe (SW 6039), published as #8C7E78
#7D7576
#9C8778
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Poised Taupe (SW 6039)?
- Poised Taupe has an LRV of 22. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Poised Taupe is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Poised Taupe in another brand?
- Smoked Oyster (BM 2109-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Poised Taupe warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Poised Taupe as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.2; 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.