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Practical Beige SW 6100
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Practical Beige sits at L* 74.0, a* 4.8, b* 14.3. Its hue angle is 71° and its chroma is 15.1, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 59%.
LRV 46.4: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 46.4, Practical Beige is lighter than 57% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Practical Beige
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cream Soda | 1082 | 1.31 | Very close | |
| Truffle | AF-130 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Saint Martin Sand | 2164-50 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Practical Beige
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toasted Wheat | 280E-3 | 1.45 | Very close | |
| Mushroom Bisque | PPU4-7 | 1.54 | Very close | |
| Mushroom Bisque | PPU4-07 | 1.54 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beach House | SW 7518 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| Tawny Tan | SW 7713 | 1.26 | Very close | |
| Familiar Beige | SW 6093 | 1.33 | Very close | |
| Nomadic Desert | SW 6107 | 1.53 | Very close | |
| Bittersweet Stem | SW 7536 | 1.68 | Very close | |
| Renwick Beige | SW 2805 | 1.75 | Very close |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Stone Guardians SW 9531 · lighter, LRV 50.1
- Ginger Root SW 9095 · lighter, LRV 50.2
- Grassland SW 6163 · lighter, LRV 50.1
- Pinky Beige SW 0079 · darker, LRV 43.4
- Antler Velvet SW 9111 · darker, LRV 43.4
- Chelsea Mauve SW 0002 · darker, LRV 42.8
Colors that go with Practical Beige
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Practical Beige:
- Sand Dollar SW 6099
- Cobble Brown SW 6082
- Pacer White SW 6098
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Celestial SW 6808 · complementary (180°)
- Sashay Sand SW 6051 · analogous (−30°)
- Koi Pond SW 7727 · analogous (+30°)
- Blithe Blue SW 9052 · triadic (120°)
- Magical SW 6829 · triadic (240°)
Practical Beige vs popular colors
- Amazing Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7044, ΔE 6.0) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Accessible Beige (Sherwin-Williams SW 7036, ΔE 7.3) is lighter (LRV 57.7 vs 46.4), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Mindful Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7016, ΔE 8.0) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.