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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6065

Sherwin-Williams Bona Fide Beige#CBB9AB · LRV 50

Bona Fide Beige reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6065 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS BONA FIDE BEIGE
RGB 203, 185, 171 LRV 50

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Bona Fide Beige
SKU SW 6065
Hex #CBB9AB
RGB 203, 185, 171
HSL 26°, 24%, 73%
LRV 50
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Pink

About Sherwin-Williams Bona Fide Beige

At LRV 50, Bona Fide Beige is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.

Bona Fide Beige is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.

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
Baguette
SKU 0188 · #CCBBAB · LRV 51
ΔE 1.28 (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 pink from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.53
All pink at PPG / Glidden →
18-03
#CAB8AB
Grey Mauve
ΔE 0.53 · LRV 50
1073-4
#D0BBB0
Pueblo
ΔE 2.42 · LRV 52
1019-3
#C6BAAF
Legendary
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 50
14-14
#C7B8A4
Summer Suede
ΔE 3.59 · LRV 49
15-25
#C8BCAB
Stonington
ΔE 3.69 · LRV 51

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.78
All pink at Valspar →
2005-10B
#CCB9AC
Dust Bunny
ΔE 0.78 · LRV 50.7
V132-3
#C7B6A6
Tailored Tan
ΔE 1.5 · LRV 48.2
2008-10A
#C7B5A4
Mesa Tumbleweed
ΔE 1.78 · LRV 47.9
1002-10B
#C5B6AE
Seagull Beach
ΔE 2.8 · LRV 48.4
8006-2D
#C1BBB0
Ask Me Anything
ΔE 5.4 · LRV 50

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.22
All pink at Benjamin Moore →
1011
#CCB9AD
Meadow Pink
ΔE 1.22 · LRV
1018
#CAB9A8
Shabby Chic
ΔE 1.64 · LRV 49
CSP-345
#D1B9A9
Cashmere Wrap
ΔE 2.3 · LRV 50
990
#CABDAF
Hampshire Taupe
ΔE 2.45 · LRV 51
CSP-65
#C4BAAB
Old Soul
ΔE 4.06 · LRV

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.32
All pink at Behr →
N230-3
#C9B9AE
Armadillo
ΔE 1.32 · LRV 50
BXC-13
#CBBCAE
Rustic Rose
ΔE 1.51 · LRV 52
BNC-01
#CEB8A5
Bauhaus Buff
ΔE 2.13 · LRV 50
PPU5-13
#CABDAF
Creamy Mushroom
ΔE 2.45 · LRV 52
HDC-FL13-10
#C2BBAB
Wilderness Gray
ΔE 5.83 · LRV 50

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.13
All pink at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 293
#C4B2A2
Jitney
ΔE 2.13 · LRV 46
NO. 229
#CCBFB3
Elephant's Breath
ΔE 2.46 · LRV 53
NO. 211
#CEC1AD
Stony Ground
ΔE 4.61 · LRV 54
NO. 283
#C9BEAB
Drop Cloth
ΔE 4.85 · LRV 52
NO. 275
#C4BEB4
Purbeck Stone
ΔE 5.35 · LRV 52

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.33
All pink at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC766
#C5B5A4
Steveareno Beige
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 48
DEC751
#C1B5A9
Ash Gray
ΔE 2.85 · LRV 47
DEC752
#CCBEAC
Birchwood
ΔE 3.3 · LRV 53
DE6129
#CDB9A2
Rustic Taupe
ΔE 3.61 · LRV 50
DE6059
#C5B9B4
Chocolate Milk
ΔE 4.22 · LRV 50

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.11
All pink at Magnolia Home →
JG-133
#C6BBB2
Cinnamon Sugar
ΔE 3.11 · LRV 51
JG-109
#C5BBAC
Solid Wood
ΔE 4.05 · LRV 50
JG-154
#CCAF9F
Rosy Pink
ΔE 4.68 · LRV 46
JG-19
#BDB7AC
Sunday Stroll
ΔE 5.52 · LRV 48
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 6.03 · LRV 54

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.18
All pink at Clare →
PNT100-LT-13
#C2B8B2
Greige
ΔE 4.18 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 4.97 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-09
#C1C3C0
Motor City
ΔE 9.63 · LRV 54
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 11.93 · LRV 47
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 12.99 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.85
All pink at Backdrop →
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 5.85 · LRV 60
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 7.78 · LRV 65
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 8.1 · LRV 53
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 12.03 · LRV 38
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 16.36 · LRV 41

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Bona Fide Beige within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

SW 7524
Dhurrie Beige
LRV 51
SW 9173
Shiitake
LRV 51
SW 6058
Likeable Sand
LRV 50
SW 6051
Sashay Sand
LRV 49
SW 2822
Downing Sand
LRV 51
SW 9086
Cool Beige
LRV 48

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #CBB9AB in HSL space. Pair Bona Fide Beige with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#CBB9AB + #ABBDCB
TRIADIC
#CBB9AB · #ABCBB9 · #B9ABCB
ANALOGOUS
#CBABAD · #CBB9AB · #CBC9AB

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.9:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.07:1 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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