Cool Beige (SW 9086)
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Cool Beige (SW 9086) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cool Beige
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cool 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 Cool 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 | Knitting Basket | CSP-405 | 48.4 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Armadillo | N230-3 | 49.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Clean Sweep | 2007-10B | 49 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Grey Mauve | 18-03 | 50 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Cool Beige (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Cool Beige
Darker than Cool Beige
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9086 |
| Hex | #C6B5A7 |
| RGB | 198, 181, 167 |
| HSL | 27°, 21%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.7, 3.7, 9.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cool Beige (SW 9086), published as #C6B5A7
#B6ABA5
#D7BFA7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cool Beige (SW 9086)?
- Cool Beige has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cool Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Cool Beige in another brand?
- Grey Mauve (PPG 18-03) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Cool Beige warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cool 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.