Sashay Sand (SW 6051)
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Sashay Sand (SW 6051) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sashay Sand
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sashay Sand 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 Sashay Sand, 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 | Cedar Ridge | 1233 | 47.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Canyon Trail | 230E-3 | 51.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Painted Desert Sand | 2002-10B | 46 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Forever Fairytale | 1016-4 | 52 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Sashay Sand (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Sashay Sand
Darker than Sashay Sand
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6051 |
| Hex | #CFB4A8 |
| RGB | 207, 180, 168 |
| HSL | 18°, 29%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.3, 7.8, 9.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sashay Sand (SW 6051), published as #CFB4A8
#BFAAA6
#E0BEA8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sashay Sand (SW 6051)?
- Sashay Sand has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sashay Sand is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sashay Sand in another brand?
- Cedar Ridge (BM 1233) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Sashay Sand warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sashay Sand as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.7; 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.