Emerging Taupe (SW 6045)
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Emerging Taupe (SW 6045) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 38, so it reflects about 38 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Emerging Taupe
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Emerging Taupe by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Emerging 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 | Seaside Sand | 2110-40 | 36.6 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Cocoa Craving | N150-3 | 38.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Glamorous Taupe | 2003-10A | 41 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Wright Stone Grey | FLLW858 | 40 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Emerging Taupe (LRV 38) by LRV.
Lighter than Emerging Taupe
Darker than Emerging Taupe
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6045 |
| Hex | #B8A196 |
| RGB | 184, 161, 150 |
| HSL | 19°, 19%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 38 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.9, 6.6, 8.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Emerging Taupe (SW 6045), published as #B8A196
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Emerging Taupe (SW 6045)?
- Emerging Taupe has an LRV of 38. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Emerging Taupe is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Emerging Taupe in another brand?
- Cocoa Craving (Behr N150-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Emerging Taupe warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Emerging Taupe as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.8; 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.