Bungalow Beige (SW 7511)
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Bungalow Beige (SW 7511) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 53, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bungalow Beige
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Bungalow 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 Bungalow 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 | Hampshire Taupe | 990 | 50.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Creamy Mushroom | PPU5-13 | 52 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mesa Tumbleweed | 2008-10A | 50 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gotta Have It | 1076-3 | 55 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Bungalow Beige (LRV 53) by LRV.
Lighter than Bungalow Beige
Darker than Bungalow Beige
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7511 |
| Hex | #CDBFB0 |
| RGB | 205, 191, 176 |
| HSL | 31°, 22%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.1, 2.4, 9.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bungalow Beige (SW 7511), published as #CDBFB0
#BCB5AE
#DEC9B0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bungalow Beige (SW 7511)?
- Bungalow Beige has an LRV of 53. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bungalow Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Bungalow Beige in another brand?
- Hampshire Taupe (BM 990) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bungalow Beige warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Bungalow Beige as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.3; 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.