Ancient Marble (SW 6162)
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Ancient Marble (SW 6162) 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 Ancient Marble
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Ancient Marble 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 Ancient Marble, 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 | Stingray | 1529 | 58 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Ocean Pearl | 780C-3 | 62.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Brown Buzz | 6005-3B | 57 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Skipping Stone | 1027-2 | 59 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Ancient Marble (LRV 60) by LRV.
Lighter than Ancient Marble
Darker than Ancient Marble
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6162 |
| Hex | #D1CCB9 |
| RGB | 209, 204, 185 |
| HSL | 48°, 21%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.0, -1.5, 10.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ancient Marble (SW 6162), published as #D1CCB9
#C0C2B7
#E2D6B9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ancient Marble (SW 6162)?
- Ancient Marble has an LRV of 60. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ancient Marble is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Ancient Marble in another brand?
- Skipping Stone (PPG 1027-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ancient Marble warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Ancient Marble as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.1; 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.