Softer Tan (SW 6141)
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Softer Tan (SW 6141) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 60, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Softer Tan
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Softer Tan 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 Softer 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 | Everlasting | 1038 | 60.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Parachute Silk | UL160-16 | 58.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gardenia | 3005-10B | 59 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Seriously Sand | 1085-3 | 62 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Softer Tan (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Softer Tan
Darker than Softer Tan
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6141 |
| Hex | #DACAB2 |
| RGB | 218, 202, 178 |
| HSL | 36°, 35%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.0, 1.7, 14.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Softer Tan (SW 6141), published as #DACAB2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Softer Tan (SW 6141)?
- Softer Tan has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Softer Tan is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Softer Tan in another brand?
- Seriously Sand (PPG 1085-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Softer Tan warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Softer Tan as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.0; 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.