Totally Tan (SW 6115)
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Totally Tan (SW 6115) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Totally Tan
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Totally Tan by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Totally 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 | Toffee Cream | 1138 | 43.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Pelican Tan | S260-4 | 40.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cosy Chair | 2007-8A | 44 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Covered Wagon | 16-18 | 43 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Totally Tan (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Totally Tan
Darker than Totally Tan
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6115 |
| Hex | #CCA683 |
| RGB | 204, 166, 131 |
| HSL | 29°, 42%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.7, 9.1, 23.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Totally Tan (SW 6115), published as #CCA683
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Totally Tan (SW 6115)?
- Totally Tan has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Totally Tan is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Totally Tan in another brand?
- Covered Wagon (PPG 16-18) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Totally Tan warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Totally Tan as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.4; 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.