Realist Beige (SW 6078)
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Realist Beige (SW 6078) is a medium, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Realist Beige
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Realist Beige by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Realist 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 | Desert Light | 1004 | 57.9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cappuccino Froth | N210-2 | 58 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sand Storm | 2004-10B | 59 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | In The Buff | 1019-2 | 61 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Realist Beige (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Realist Beige
Darker than Realist Beige
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6078 |
| Hex | #D3C8BD |
| RGB | 211, 200, 189 |
| HSL | 30°, 20%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.2, 2.0, 6.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Realist Beige (SW 6078), published as #D3C8BD
#C2BEBB
#E5D2BD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Realist Beige (SW 6078)?
- Realist Beige has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Realist Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Realist Beige in another brand?
- Desert Light (BM 1004) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Realist Beige warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Realist Beige as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.9; 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.