Ecru (SW 6135)
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Ecru (SW 6135) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 51, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ecru
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Ecru 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 Ecru, 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 | Oat Straw | AF-340 | 49.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Hayloft | MQ2-22 | 50.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Prairie Dance | 3006-10A | 48 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Crepe | 1094-4 | 52 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Ecru (LRV 51) by LRV.
Lighter than Ecru
Darker than Ecru
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6135 |
| Hex | #D0BA94 |
| RGB | 208, 186, 148 |
| HSL | 38°, 39%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.5, 2.1, 22.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ecru (SW 6135), published as #D0BA94
#C0B093
#E0C493
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ecru (SW 6135)?
- Ecru has an LRV of 51. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ecru is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Ecru in another brand?
- Oat Straw (BM AF-340) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ecru warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Ecru as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.2; 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.