Crisp Linen (SW 6378)
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Crisp Linen (SW 6378) is a very light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 81, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crisp Linen
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Crisp Linen 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 Crisp Linen, 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 | Antique White | 909 | 77.8 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Delicate Lace | PPU5-11 | 80.4 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Honey Vanilla | 7002-22 | 79 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Glazed Pears | 1095-2 | 78 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Crisp Linen (LRV 81) by LRV.
Lighter than Crisp Linen
Darker than Crisp Linen
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6378 |
| Hex | #F3E6D4 |
| RGB | 243, 230, 212 |
| HSL | 35°, 56%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.9, 1.5, 10.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crisp Linen (SW 6378), published as #F3E6D4
#E2DCD2
#FFF0D4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crisp Linen (SW 6378)?
- Crisp Linen has an LRV of 81. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crisp Linen is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Crisp Linen in another brand?
- Delicate Lace (Behr PPU5-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Crisp Linen warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Crisp Linen as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.4; 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.