Abalone Shell (SW 6050)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Abalone Shell (SW 6050) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Abalone Shell
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Abalone Shell 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 Abalone Shell, 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 | Southern Comfort | 2095-60 | 60.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Wisp Of Mauve | PPU2-06 | 59.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Badlands Taupe | 2003-10B | 57 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cheerful Heart | 1016-3 | 60 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Abalone Shell (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Abalone Shell
Darker than Abalone Shell
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6050 |
| Hex | #DBC7BD |
| RGB | 219, 199, 189 |
| HSL | 20°, 29%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.6, 5.4, 7.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Abalone Shell (SW 6050), published as #DBC7BD
#CABDBB
#ECD1BD
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Sherwin-Williams
Comparisons that include Abalone Shell (SW 6050)
More from Sherwin-Williams
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Abalone Shell (SW 6050)?
- Abalone Shell has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Abalone Shell is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Abalone Shell in another brand?
- Wisp Of Mauve (Behr PPU2-06) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Abalone Shell warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Abalone Shell as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.5; 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.