Unfussy Beige (SW 6043)
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Unfussy Beige (SW 6043) is a light, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Unfussy Beige
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Unfussy Beige 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 Unfussy 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 | Soft Sand | 2106-60 | 61.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Wisp Of Mauve | PPU2-06 | 59.3 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Sand Storm | 2004-10B | 59 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | First Kiss | 1017-2 | 61 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Unfussy Beige (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Unfussy Beige
Darker than Unfussy Beige
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6043 |
| Hex | #D6C8C0 |
| RGB | 214, 200, 192 |
| HSL | 22°, 21%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.5, 3.5, 5.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Unfussy Beige (SW 6043), published as #D6C8C0
#C5BEBE
#E8D2C0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Unfussy Beige (SW 6043)?
- Unfussy 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 Unfussy Beige is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Unfussy Beige in another brand?
- First Kiss (PPG 1017-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Unfussy Beige warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Unfussy Beige as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.8; 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.