Hardware (SW 6172)
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Hardware (SW 6172) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 23, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hardware
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Hardware by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Hardware, 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 | Iron Gate | 1545 | 23.1 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Great Frontier | ECC-14-2 | 24.3 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Mossy Aura | 6002-2B | 24 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dark Ash | 1025-5 | 23 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Hardware (LRV 23) by LRV.
Lighter than Hardware
Darker than Hardware
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6172 |
| Hex | #8B8372 |
| RGB | 139, 131, 114 |
| HSL | 41°, 10%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 55.0, 0.0, 10.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hardware (SW 6172), published as #8B8372
#7C7A70
#9B8C72
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hardware (SW 6172)?
- Hardware has an LRV of 23. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hardware is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Hardware in another brand?
- Dark Ash (PPG 1025-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Hardware warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Hardware as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.3; 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.