Ionic Ivory (SW 6406)
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Ionic Ivory (SW 6406) is a light, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 74, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ionic Ivory
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Ionic Ivory 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 Ionic Ivory, 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 | Sandy White | 2148-50 | 72 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Belvedere Cream | 770C-2 | 70.9 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Drumskin | 7003-10 | 71 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Irresistible | 1094-1 | 73 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Ionic Ivory (LRV 74) by LRV.
Lighter than Ionic Ivory
Darker than Ionic Ivory
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6406 |
| Hex | #E7DFC5 |
| RGB | 231, 223, 197 |
| HSL | 46°, 41%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.8, -1.5, 13.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ionic Ivory (SW 6406), published as #E7DFC5
#D6D5C3
#F9E9C5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ionic Ivory (SW 6406)?
- Ionic Ivory has an LRV of 74. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ionic Ivory is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Ionic Ivory in another brand?
- Sandy White (BM 2148-50) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ionic Ivory warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Ionic Ivory as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.7; 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.