Navajo White (SW 6126)
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Navajo White (SW 6126) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Navajo White
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Navajo White 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 Navajo White, 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 | Lambskin | 1051 | 71.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Authentic Tan | N290-2 | 73.3 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lovely Bluff | 3004-10C | 70 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Camel Tan | 12-13 | 72 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Navajo White (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Navajo White
Darker than Navajo White
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6126 |
| Hex | #E9DCC6 |
| RGB | 233, 220, 198 |
| HSL | 38°, 44%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.3, 0.9, 12.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Peach |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Navajo White (SW 6126), published as #E9DCC6
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#FBE6C6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Navajo White (SW 6126)?
- Navajo White has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Navajo White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Navajo White in another brand?
- Authentic Tan (Behr N290-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Navajo White warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Navajo White as warm, with a Warm Peach undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.4; 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.