Familiar Beige (SW 6093)
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Familiar Beige (SW 6093) 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 Familiar Beige
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Familiar 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 Familiar 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 | Saint Martin Sand | 2164-50 | 49.3 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Rustic Rose | BXC-13 | 48.8 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Moose Mousse | 3003-10A | 47 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Transcend | 1079-4 | 43 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Familiar Beige (LRV 47) by LRV.
Lighter than Familiar Beige
Darker than Familiar Beige
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6093 |
| Hex | #CAB3A0 |
| RGB | 202, 179, 160 |
| HSL | 27°, 28%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.4, 5.2, 12.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Familiar Beige (SW 6093), published as #CAB3A0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Familiar Beige (SW 6093)?
- Familiar 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 Familiar Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Familiar Beige in another brand?
- Rustic Rose (Behr BXC-13) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Familiar Beige warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Familiar Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.7; 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.