Believable Buff (SW 6120)
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Believable Buff (SW 6120) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Believable Buff
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Believable Buff 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 Believable Buff, 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 | Richmond Bisque | HC-177 | 56.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | New Khaki | ECC-54-1 | 58.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gardenia | 3005-10B | 59 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Birch Beige | 1094-3 | 56 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Believable Buff (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Believable Buff
Darker than Believable Buff
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6120 |
| Hex | #DBC7A8 |
| RGB | 219, 199, 168 |
| HSL | 36°, 41%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.2, 2.2, 18.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Believable Buff (SW 6120), published as #DBC7A8
#CBBDA6
#ECD1A8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Believable Buff (SW 6120)?
- Believable Buff has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Believable Buff is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Believable Buff in another brand?
- Richmond Bisque (BM HC-177) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Believable Buff warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Believable Buff as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.1; 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.