Sherwin Williams Bona Fide Beige SW 6065
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- Bona Fide Beige for living room (3 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Bona Fide Beige for bathroom (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Bona Fide Beige reviews (3 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Bona Fide Beige undertones?
- Is Bona Fide Beige SW 6065 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Bona Fide Beige
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Bona Fide Beige SW 6065
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Bona Fide Beige SW 6065 |
| Code: | SW 6065 |
| Name: | Bona Fide Beige |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well, 2021 Sanctuary, 2015 Chrysalis |
What color is Sherwin Williams Bona Fide Beige?
Sherwin Williams Bona Fide Beige SW 6065 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable warm cast that keeps it from reading gray or stark. Its soft tan base carries a faint rosy-peach influence, especially in afternoon sun or under warm bulbs. In cooler daylight, this shade can look more subdued and gently taupe-leaning without losing its warmth. Use it on living room, bedroom, or hallway walls with creamy white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, and brushed brass details. Bona Fide Beige also pairs well with dusty greens, soft charcoal, and deeper brown accents for grounded contrast.
Bona Fide Beige for living room (3 photos)
Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this beige shade can create a unique space
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Sherwin Williams SW 6065 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm mid-tone beige real bathrooms.
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Sherwin Williams Bona Fide Beige reviews (3 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this beige that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Sherwin Williams Bona Fide Beige undertones?
Bona Fide Beige is a mid-light, very muted muted beige. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear orange. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
203, 185, 171
Is Sherwin Williams Bona Fide Beige cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 26°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 6065 Bona Fide Beige HSL code: 26, 24%, 73%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Bona Fide Beige
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Bona Fide Beige:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
SW 6065
Bona Fide Beige
Darker shades
SW 6065
Bona Fide Beige
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Bona Fide Beige with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 206, such as Sherwin Williams Glass Bead and Morning at Sea.
LRV of Bona Fide Beige
Bona Fide Beige has an LRV of 50.24% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 50.24%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #cbb9ab |
| RGB Decimal | 203, 185, 171 |
| RGB Percent | 79.61%, 72.55%, 67.06% |
| HSV | Hue: 26° Saturation: 15.76% Value: 79.61% |
| HSL | hsl(26, 24, 73) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.87 Yellow: 15.76 Key: 20.39 |
| YIQ | Y: 188.786 I: 15.225 Q: -0.549 |
| XYZ | X: 49.327 Y: 50.336 Z: 45.634 |
| CIE Lab | L:76.275 a:4.072 b:9.423 |
| CIE Luv | L:76.275 u:11.682 v:12.844 |
| Decimal | 13351339 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.948, -0.054, 11.527 |
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