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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 7037

Sherwin-Williams Balanced Beige#C7B69D · LRV 47

Balanced Beige reads as a red-orange / warm — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 7037 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS BALANCED BEIGE
RGB 199, 182, 157 LRV 47

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Balanced Beige
SKU SW 7037
Hex #C7B69D
RGB 199, 182, 157
HSL 36°, 27%, 70%
LRV 47
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Wicker Basket
SKU 0280 · #C7B699 · LRV 48
ΔE 1.47 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.87
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1085-4
#C6B49C
Best Beige
ΔE 0.87 · LRV 47
15-16
#C6B49C
Best Beige
ΔE 0.87 · LRV 47
14-14
#C7B8A4
Summer Suede
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 49
1084-4
#CDB69B
Happy Trails
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 49
11-19
#C2B79A
Distant Valley
ΔE 3.65 · LRV 48

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.94
All neutral at Behr →
MQ2-21
#C8B59C
Elemental Tan
ΔE 0.94 · LRV 48
MQ2-26
#C7B8A0
Windsor Tan
ΔE 0.96 · LRV 49
HDC-NT-09
#C4B7A1
Basic Khaki
ΔE 1.75 · LRV 48
PPU4-07
#C9B49C
Mushroom Bisque
ΔE 2.06 · LRV 47
PPU4-7
#C9B49C
Mushroom Bisque
ΔE 2.06 · LRV 47

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.05
All neutral at Valspar →
3008-10A
#C6B6A0
Freshly Baked
ΔE 1.05 · LRV 48
V134-3
#C8B59D
Sandy Trail
ΔE 1.17 · LRV 47.7
M129
#CAB598
Calfskin
ΔE 1.74 · LRV 47.7
6008-1C
#C4B7A2
Soft Stones
ΔE 1.87 · LRV 48.1
V147-2
#C4B7A2
Sea Grape
ΔE 1.87 · LRV 48.4

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.38
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-280
#CCB89D
Warm
ΔE 1.38 · LRV 50
HC-82
#C3B69B
Bennington
ΔE 2.31 · LRV 47
1075
#CAB495
Fairway
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 47
CC-338
#CAB495
Bluffs
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 47
AF-390
#C4B89E
Glacial
ΔE 2.56 · LRV 48

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.02
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-106
#BFB09A
Embossed Letter
ΔE 2.02 · LRV 44
JG-109
#C5BBAC
Solid Wood
ΔE 4.21 · LRV 50
JG-19
#BDB7AC
Sunday Stroll
ΔE 6.15 · LRV 48
JG-48
#C2BFA2
Gold Moss
ΔE 7.34 · LRV 51
JG-154
#CCAF9F
Rosy Pink
ΔE 7.81 · LRV 46

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.12
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6129
#CDB9A2
Rustic Taupe
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 50
DE6214
#C1B4A0
Pigeon Gray
ΔE 2.16 · LRV 47
DEC757
#C7B39E
Rincon Cove
ΔE 2.63 · LRV 47
DEC716
#CCB49A
Stonish Beige
ΔE 2.96 · LRV 48
DEC766
#C5B5A4
Steveareno Beige
ΔE 3.13 · LRV 48

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.44
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 283
#C9BEAB
Drop Cloth
ΔE 3.44 · LRV 52
NO. 293
#C4B2A2
Jitney
ΔE 4.12 · LRV 46
NO. 75
#BCB596
Ball Green
ΔE 5.85 · LRV 46
NO. 91
#B4B4A3
Blue Gray
ΔE 8.02 · LRV 45
NO. 234
#BABBA5
Vert de Terre
ΔE 8.41 · LRV 49

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.79
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 7.79 · LRV 49
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 9.72 · LRV 47
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 11.28 · LRV 54
PNT100-MD-76
#CF9F93
Subrosa
ΔE 15.07 · LRV 40
PNT100-MD-49
#ABBD9F
Avocado Toast
ΔE 15.1 · LRV 48

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.54
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 11.54 · LRV 38
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 11.96 · LRV 35
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 11.97 · LRV 53
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 15.65 · LRV 38
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 17.66 · LRV 41

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C7B69D in HSL space. Pair Balanced Beige with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C7B69D + #9DAEC7
TRIADIC
#C7B69D · #9DC7B6 · #B69DC7
ANALOGOUS
#C7A19D · #C7B69D · #C3C79D

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.98:1 fail
Sample text on black
10.61:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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