Diverse Beige (SW 6079)
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Diverse Beige (SW 6079) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 47, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Diverse Beige
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Diverse 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 Diverse 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 | Knitting Basket | CSP-405 | 48.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Smokestack | N220-3 | 45.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Clean Sweep | 2007-10B | 49 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Legendary | 1019-3 | 50 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Diverse Beige (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Diverse Beige
Darker than Diverse Beige
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6079 |
| Hex | #C2B4A7 |
| RGB | 194, 180, 167 |
| HSL | 29°, 18%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.1, 2.8, 8.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Diverse Beige (SW 6079), published as #C2B4A7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Diverse Beige (SW 6079)?
- Diverse Beige has an LRV of 47. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Diverse Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Diverse Beige in another brand?
- Clean Sweep (Valspar 2007-10B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Diverse Beige warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Diverse Beige as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.4; 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.