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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6043

Sherwin-Williams Unfussy Beige#D6C8C0 · LRV 59

Unfussy Beige reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6043 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS UNFUSSY BEIGE
RGB 214, 200, 192 LRV 59

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Unfussy Beige
SKU SW 6043
Hex #D6C8C0
RGB 214, 200, 192
HSL 22°, 21%, 80%
LRV 59
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Sherwin-Williams Unfussy Beige

At LRV 59, Unfussy 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.

Unfussy 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

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
Coconut Macaroon
SKU 0138 · #DACAC0 · LRV 61
ΔE 1.16 (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.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.51
All neutral at Behr →
BIC-02
#D6C8C1
Hazy Taupe
ΔE 0.51 · LRV 59
PPU2-06
#D9C7BF
Wisp Of Mauve
ΔE 1.71 · LRV 59
PPU2-6
#D9C7BF
Wisp Of Mauve
ΔE 1.71 · LRV 59
MQ3-6
#D6CBC1
Granite Dust
ΔE 2.08 · LRV 61
760A-3
#DAC6BD
Regal
ΔE 2.39 · LRV 59

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.7
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6066
#D5C6BD
Desert Rock
ΔE 0.7 · LRV 58
DE6073
#D6C3B9
New Wool
ΔE 2.23 · LRV 57
DE6122
#D8C7B6
Dry Creek
ΔE 3.9 · LRV 59
DE6044
#DDC9C6
Misty Blush
ΔE 4.08 · LRV 61
DEC786
#D3CEC5
Miner's Dust
ΔE 4.69 · LRV 62

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.96
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1017-2
#D9CAC3
First Kiss
ΔE 0.96 · LRV 61
1074-3
#DACBBF
Bermuda Sand
ΔE 1.96 · LRV 61
1018-2
#D4CBC4
My Alibi
ΔE 2.22 · LRV 61
1019-2
#D6CBBF
In The Buff
ΔE 2.89 · LRV 61
1016-3
#DCC7C0
Cheerful Heart
ΔE 3.11 · LRV 60

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.23
All neutral at Valspar →
1001-10B
#D8CCC5
March Ice
ΔE 1.23 · LRV 62.1
2004-10B
#D5C5B9
Sand Storm
ΔE 1.94 · LRV 57.7
1004-10B
#D5C3BE
Berry Cream
ΔE 2.81 · LRV 57
7007-24
#D1CBC1
Heritage Gray
ΔE 4.36 · LRV 60
8006-2C
#D0CABF
Wet Concrete
ΔE 4.67 · LRV 60

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.54
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 286
#D6C8C3
Peignoir
ΔE 1.54 · LRV 60
NO. 228
#D1CBC3
Cornforth White
ΔE 3.84 · LRV 60
NO. 284
#D3CFCD
Worsted
ΔE 4.82 · LRV 63
NO. 270
#CCC8CE
Calluna
ΔE 7.42 · LRV 59
NO. 285
#CFCEC0
Cromarty
ΔE 8.01 · LRV 61

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.67
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
2098-60
#DBCAC3
Wisp of Mauve
ΔE 1.67 · LRV 60
1004
#D2C8BD
Desert Light
ΔE 2.84 · LRV 58
995
#D3C9BD
Mocha Cream
ΔE 3.23 · LRV 58
CSP-400
#D5CBBE
Rocking Chair
ΔE 3.68 · LRV 60
HC-78
#D5CABB
Litchfield Gray
ΔE 4.17 · LRV 59

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.29
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 3.29 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 4.5 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 6.7 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-31
#CED0D3
Wink
ΔE 8.2 · LRV 63
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 11.74 · LRV 60

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.29
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 5.29 · LRV 58
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 5.75 · LRV 59
JG-98
#D4CDD0
In Bloom
ΔE 5.78 · LRV 62
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 5.96 · LRV 58
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 7.07 · LRV 59

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.75
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 5.75 · LRV 60
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 6.5 · LRV 65
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 8.6 · LRV 53
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 9.28 · LRV 73
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 19.44 · LRV 51

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Unfussy 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 6029
White Truffle
LRV 60
SW 6078
Realist Beige
LRV 59
SW 6050
Abalone Shell
LRV 60
SW 9085
Touch of Sand
LRV 59
SW 6085
Simplify Beige
LRV 59
SW 7029
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D6C8C0 in HSL space. Pair Unfussy Beige with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D6C8C0 + #C0CED6
TRIADIC
#D6C8C0 · #C0D6C8 · #C8C0D6
ANALOGOUS
#D6C0C3 · #D6C8C0 · #D6D3C0

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.63:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.88:1 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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