Chamomile (SW 6399)
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Chamomile (SW 6399) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chamomile
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Chamomile 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 Chamomile, 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 | Bracken Cream | CW-105 | 72.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cream Silk | 370E-2 | 77.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Crafted White | 3007-6C | 77 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Irresistible | 1094-1 | 73 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Chamomile (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Chamomile
Darker than Chamomile
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6399 |
| Hex | #E9E0C5 |
| RGB | 233, 224, 197 |
| HSL | 45°, 45%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.2, -1.3, 14.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chamomile (SW 6399), published as #E9E0C5
#D8D6C3
#FBEAC5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chamomile (SW 6399)?
- Chamomile has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chamomile is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Chamomile in another brand?
- Bracken Cream (BM CW-105) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Chamomile warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Chamomile as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.3; 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.