Svelte Sage (SW 6164)
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Svelte Sage (SW 6164) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Svelte Sage
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Svelte Sage 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 Svelte Sage, 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 | Cheyenne Green | 1502 | 39.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Spartan Stone | 780D-5 | 39.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Transitional Tan | 6008-2A | 39 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Scottish Moor | 11-20 | 40 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Svelte Sage (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Svelte Sage
Darker than Svelte Sage
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6164 |
| Hex | #B2AC96 |
| RGB | 178, 172, 150 |
| HSL | 47°, 15%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.3, -1.6, 12.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Svelte Sage (SW 6164), published as #B2AC96
#A2A294
#C3B696
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Svelte Sage (SW 6164)?
- Svelte Sage has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Svelte Sage is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Svelte Sage in another brand?
- Spartan Stone (Behr 780D-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Svelte Sage warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Svelte Sage as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.1; 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.