Sherwin Williams Believable Buff SW 6120
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- Believable Buff for living room (3 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Believable Buff reviews (4 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Believable Buff undertones?
- Is Believable Buff SW 6120 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Believable Buff
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Believable Buff SW 6120
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Believable Buff SW 6120 |
| Code: | SW 6120 |
| Name: | Believable Buff |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well |
What color is Sherwin Williams Believable Buff?
Sherwin Williams Believable Buff SW 6120 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable warm golden-tan cast. Its soft, low-contrast look keeps it from reading stark, making it a practical wall color for living rooms, hallways, and open-plan spaces that need gentle warmth. In bright daylight, Believable Buff can appear sandy and lightly sunlit, while evening or lower light brings out its deeper beige side. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, woven fibers, aged brass, or brown-gray stone for a grounded palette. This shade is best used across broad wall areas, where its subtle warmth has room to read clearly.
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LRV of Believable Buff
Believable Buff has an LRV of 58.51% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 58.51%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #dbc7a8 |
| RGB Decimal | 219, 199, 168 |
| RGB Percent | 85.88%, 78.04%, 65.88% |
| HSV | Hue: 36° Saturation: 23.29% Value: 85.88% |
| HSL | hsl(36, 41, 76) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 9.13 Yellow: 23.29 Key: 14.12 |
| YIQ | Y: 201.446 I: 21.88 Q: -5.416 |
| XYZ | X: 56.704 Y: 58.736 Z: 45.385 |
| CIE Lab | L:81.146 a:2.184 b:18.094 |
| CIE Luv | L:81.146 u:14.104 v:25.223 |
| Decimal | 14403496 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.639, -2.049, 18.536 |
