Wool Skein (SW 6148)
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Wool Skein (SW 6148) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wool Skein
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Wool Skein 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 Wool Skein, 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 | Temporal Spirit | 965 | 61.6 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Bell Tower | MQ3-15 | 63.6 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Rattan Basket | 3007-10C | 63 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Toasted Almond | 1097-3 | 63 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Wool Skein (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Wool Skein
Darker than Wool Skein
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6148 |
| Hex | #D9CFBA |
| RGB | 217, 207, 186 |
| HSL | 41°, 29%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.4, 0.0, 11.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wool Skein (SW 6148), published as #D9CFBA
#C8C5B8
#EAD9BA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wool Skein (SW 6148)?
- Wool Skein has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wool Skein is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Wool Skein in another brand?
- Bell Tower (Behr MQ3-15) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wool Skein warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Wool Skein as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.7; 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.