Ramie (SW 6156)
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Ramie (SW 6156) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 52, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ramie
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Ramie 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 Ramie, 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 | Wheeling Neutral | HC-92 | 51.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Windsor Tan | MQ2-26 | 50.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Country Charm | 3007-10B | 55 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dusty Trail | 1097-4 | 51 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Ramie (LRV 52) by LRV.
Lighter than Ramie
Darker than Ramie
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6156 |
| Hex | #CDBDA2 |
| RGB | 205, 189, 162 |
| HSL | 38°, 30%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.3, 1.3, 15.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ramie (SW 6156), published as #CDBDA2
#BDB3A0
#DEC7A2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ramie (SW 6156)?
- Ramie has an LRV of 52. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ramie is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Ramie in another brand?
- Windsor Tan (Behr MQ2-26) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ramie warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Ramie as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.7; 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.