Trusty Tan (SW 6087)
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Trusty Tan (SW 6087) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 37, so it reflects about 37 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Trusty Tan
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Trusty Tan 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 Trusty Tan, 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 | Whispering Woods | 1012 | 35.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Rugged Tan | N190-4 | 38.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Free Wheeling | 2006-10A | 35 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cuppa Coffee | 1076-4 | 36 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Trusty Tan (LRV 37) by LRV.
Lighter than Trusty Tan
Darker than Trusty Tan
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6087 |
| Hex | #B59F8F |
| RGB | 181, 159, 143 |
| HSL | 25°, 20%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 37 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.0, 5.5, 11.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Trusty Tan (SW 6087), published as #B59F8F
#A5958D
#C5A98F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Trusty Tan (SW 6087)?
- Trusty Tan has an LRV of 37. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Trusty Tan is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Trusty Tan in another brand?
- Rugged Tan (Behr N190-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Trusty Tan warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Trusty Tan as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.3; 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.