Practical Beige (SW 6100)
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Practical Beige (SW 6100) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Practical Beige
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Practical 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 Practical 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 | Cream Soda | 1082 | 44.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Toasted Wheat | 280E-3 | 45.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Moose Mousse | 3003-10A | 47 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Persuasion | 1077-3 | 44 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Practical Beige (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Practical Beige
Darker than Practical Beige
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6100 |
| Hex | #C9B29C |
| RGB | 201, 178, 156 |
| HSL | 29°, 29%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.0, 4.8, 14.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Practical Beige (SW 6100), published as #C9B29C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Practical Beige (SW 6100)?
- Practical Beige has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Practical Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Practical Beige in another brand?
- Moose Mousse (Valspar 3003-10A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Practical Beige warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Practical Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.3; 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.