Grassland (SW 6163)
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Grassland (SW 6163) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Grassland
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Grassland 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 Grassland, 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 | Senora Gray | 1530 | 48.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Koala Bear | 780D-4 | 47.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Sandy Sage | 5008-1C | 48 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Heavy Hammock | 1027-3 | 48 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Grassland (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Grassland
Darker than Grassland
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6163 |
| Hex | #C1BCA7 |
| RGB | 193, 188, 167 |
| HSL | 48°, 17%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.1, -1.8, 11.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Grassland (SW 6163), published as #C1BCA7
#B0B2A5
#D2C6A7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Grassland (SW 6163)?
- Grassland has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Grassland is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Grassland in another brand?
- Heavy Hammock (PPG 1027-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Grassland warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Grassland as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.3; 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.