Favorite Tan (SW 6157)
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Favorite Tan (SW 6157) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 44, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Favorite Tan
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Favorite 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 Favorite 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 | Lenox Tan | HC-44 | 43.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Vast Desert | UL170-17 | 45.1 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Wetland Clay | 3007-10A | 44 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Rock Cliffs | 1101-4 | 44 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Favorite Tan (LRV 44) by LRV.
Lighter than Favorite Tan
Darker than Favorite Tan
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6157 |
| Hex | #C1AE91 |
| RGB | 193, 174, 145 |
| HSL | 36°, 28%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.0, 2.3, 17.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Favorite Tan (SW 6157), published as #C1AE91
#B1A490
#D1B890
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Favorite Tan (SW 6157)?
- Favorite Tan has an LRV of 44. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Favorite Tan is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Favorite Tan in another brand?
- Wetland Clay (Valspar 3007-10A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Favorite Tan warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Favorite Tan as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.4; 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.