Camelback (SW 6122)
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Camelback (SW 6122) 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 Camelback
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Camelback 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 Camelback, 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 | Twilight Gold | 1069 | 42.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Toasted Grain | ICC-61 | 42 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Leatherbound | 3004-10A | 44 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Rabbit | 15-11 | 44 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Camelback (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Camelback
Darker than Camelback
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6122 |
| Hex | #C5AA85 |
| RGB | 197, 170, 133 |
| HSL | 35°, 36%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.1, 4.4, 22.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Camelback (SW 6122), published as #C5AA85
#B5A084
#D5B484
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Camelback (SW 6122)?
- Camelback has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Camelback is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Camelback in another brand?
- Toasted Grain (Behr ICC-61) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Camelback warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Camelback as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.7; 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.