Sherwin Williams Dapper Tan SW 6144
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| Official page: | Dapper Tan SW 6144 |
| Code: | SW 6144 |
| Name: | Dapper Tan |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
What color is Sherwin Williams Dapper Tan?
Sherwin Williams Dapper Tan SW 6144 is a muted mid-tone tan with a warm, earthy cast and a noticeable brown-gold foundation. Its softened saturation keeps it from reading overly yellow, while the depth gives walls more presence than a pale beige. In brighter daylight, Dapper Tan can show its dry, sandy warmth; at night or in shaded rooms, it settles into a deeper, more grounded brown-tan. It suits living rooms, dining rooms, and exterior siding, especially alongside creamy off-whites, dark charcoal accents, black metal, and natural wood. On cabinetry, this shade can bring a substantial, matte-looking warmth when paired with light stone counters or aged brass hardware.
Dapper Tan for exterior
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What are Sherwin Williams Dapper Tan undertones?
Dapper Tan is a midtone, muted caramel tan. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. 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:
148, 127, 101
Is Sherwin Williams Dapper Tan cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 33°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 6144 Dapper Tan HSL code: 33, 19%, 49%
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 Dapper Tan
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 brown shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Dapper Tan:
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 6144
Dapper Tan
Darker shades
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 Dapper Tan with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 213, such as Sherwin Williams Mount Etna and Debonair.
LRV of Dapper Tan
Dapper Tan has an LRV of 22.39% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 22.39%, 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 | #947f65 |
| RGB Decimal | 148, 127, 101 |
| RGB Percent | 58.04%, 49.80%, 39.61% |
| HSV | Hue: 33° Saturation: 31.76% Value: 58.04% |
| HSL | hsl(33, 19, 49) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 14.19 Yellow: 31.76 Key: 41.96 |
| YIQ | Y: 130.315 I: 20.869 Q: -3.649 |
| XYZ | X: 22.151 Y: 22.415 Z: 15.468 |
| CIE Lab | L:54.465 a:3.97 b:17.134 |
| CIE Luv | L:54.465 u:14.908 v:21.273 |
| Decimal | 9731941 |
| Hunter Lab | 47.345, 0.662, 13.77 |
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