Balanced Beige (SW 7037)
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Balanced Beige (SW 7037) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Balanced Beige
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Balanced Beige 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 Balanced Beige, 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 | Baja Dunes | 997 | 41.3 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Smokestack | N220-3 | 45.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Ivory Brown | 6006-1C | 44 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Discover | 1021-3 | 44 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Balanced Beige (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Balanced Beige
Darker than Balanced Beige
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7037 |
| Hex | #C0B2A2 |
| RGB | 192, 178, 162 |
| HSL | 32°, 19%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.3, 2.3, 10.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Balanced Beige (SW 7037), published as #C0B2A2
#B0A8A0
#D1BCA2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Balanced Beige (SW 7037)?
- Balanced Beige has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Balanced Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Balanced Beige in another brand?
- Discover (PPG 1021-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Balanced Beige warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Balanced Beige as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.0; 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.