Sociable (SW 6359)
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Sociable (SW 6359) is a medium, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sociable
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sociable by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Sociable, 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 | Creamy Orange | 2166-50 | 59 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Toasted Bread | PPH-20 | 56.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Antelope | 2005-6A | 54 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gentle Doe | 1201-4 | 53 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Sociable (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Sociable
Darker than Sociable
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6359 |
| Hex | #E8BE9B |
| RGB | 232, 190, 155 |
| HSL | 27°, 63%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.8, 10.2, 23.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sociable (SW 6359), published as #E8BE9B
#D8B49A
#F8C89A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sociable (SW 6359)?
- Sociable has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sociable is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sociable in another brand?
- Toasted Bread (Behr PPH-20) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sociable warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sociable as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.4; 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.