Malted Milk (SW 6057)
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Malted Milk (SW 6057) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 62, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Malted Milk
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Malted Milk 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 Malted Milk, 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 | Light Mocha | 2096-60 | 63.2 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Suede Beige | MQ3-38 | 59.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | March Ice | 1001-10B | 66 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Peach Brick | 18-26 | 64 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Malted Milk (LRV 62) by LRV.
Lighter than Malted Milk
Darker than Malted Milk
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6057 |
| Hex | #DECABD |
| RGB | 222, 202, 189 |
| HSL | 24°, 33%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.6, 4.9, 9.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Malted Milk (SW 6057), published as #DECABD
#CDC0BB
#EFD4BD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Malted Milk (SW 6057)?
- Malted Milk has an LRV of 62. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Malted Milk is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Malted Milk in another brand?
- Suede Beige (Behr MQ3-38) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Malted Milk warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Malted Milk as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.0; 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.