Utterly Beige (SW 6080)
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Utterly Beige (SW 6080) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Utterly Beige
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Utterly 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 Utterly 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 | Grége Avenue | 991 | 40.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Mesa Taupe | PPU5-14 | 40.5 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Timber Dust | 2007-10A | 42 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | El Capitan | 1020-4 | 40 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Utterly Beige (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Utterly Beige
Darker than Utterly Beige
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6080 |
| Hex | #B5A597 |
| RGB | 181, 165, 151 |
| HSL | 28°, 17%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.7, 3.4, 9.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Utterly Beige (SW 6080), published as #B5A597
#A59B95
#C6AF97
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Utterly Beige (SW 6080)?
- Utterly Beige has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Utterly Beige is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Utterly Beige in another brand?
- El Capitan (PPG 1020-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Utterly Beige warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Utterly 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.