Macadamia (SW 6142)
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Macadamia (SW 6142) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Macadamia
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Macadamia 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 Macadamia, 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 | Warm Sand | CSP-280 | 47.5 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Elemental Tan | MQ2-21 | 48.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Prairie Dance | 3006-10A | 48 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Happy Trails | 1084-4 | 49 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Macadamia (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Macadamia
Darker than Macadamia
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6142 |
| Hex | #CCB79B |
| RGB | 204, 183, 155 |
| HSL | 34°, 32%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.5, 3.1, 17.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Macadamia (SW 6142), published as #CCB79B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Macadamia (SW 6142)?
- Macadamia has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Macadamia is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Macadamia in another brand?
- Warm Sand (BM CSP-280) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Macadamia warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Macadamia as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.0; 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.