Bona Fide Beige (SW 6065)
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Bona Fide Beige (SW 6065) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bona Fide Beige
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Bona Fide Beige 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 Bona Fide 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 | Meadow Pink | 1011 | 49.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Windrift Beige | N190-3 | 52.1 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Dust Bunny | 2005-10B | 52 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Grey Mauve | 18-03 | 50 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Bona Fide Beige (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Bona Fide Beige
Darker than Bona Fide Beige
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6065 |
| Hex | #CBB9AB |
| RGB | 203, 185, 171 |
| HSL | 26°, 24%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.3, 4.1, 9.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bona Fide Beige (SW 6065), published as #CBB9AB
#BBAFA9
#DCC3AB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bona Fide Beige (SW 6065)?
- Bona Fide Beige has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bona Fide Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Bona Fide Beige in another brand?
- Grey Mauve (PPG 18-03) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bona Fide Beige warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Bona Fide Beige as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.4; 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.