Sherwin Williams Diverse Beige SW 6079
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- Diverse Beige for bedroom (3 photos)
- Diverse Beige for living room (5 photos)
- Sherwin Williams SW 6079 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Diverse Beige reviews (4 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Diverse Beige undertones?
- Is Diverse Beige SW 6079 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Diverse Beige
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Diverse Beige SW 6079
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Diverse Beige SW 6079 |
| Code: | SW 6079 |
| Name: | Diverse Beige |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | 2020 Heart, Living Well - Breathe |
What color is Sherwin Williams Diverse Beige?
Sherwin Williams Diverse Beige SW 6079 is a muted, medium-light beige with a soft warm cast and a lightly grayed, earthy appearance. Its low-saturation color keeps it from reading overly yellow, giving walls a calm, grounded neutral base. In bright natural light, Diverse Beige can appear lighter and more sand-toned, while lower or cooler light may bring out its subdued taupe-gray side. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and open-plan spaces where a warmer neutral is needed without strong contrast. Pair it with creamy off-whites, weathered wood, linen upholstery, matte black hardware, or clay-toned accents.
Diverse Beige for bedroom (3 photos)
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing beige shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Diverse Beige for living room (5 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 6079 on kitchen cabinets (2 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm beige hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Sherwin Williams Diverse Beige reviews (4 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 Diverse Beige undertones?
Diverse Beige is a mid-light, very muted muted beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-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:
194, 180, 167
Is Sherwin Williams Diverse Beige cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 29°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 6079 Diverse Beige HSL code: 29, 18%, 71%
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 Diverse 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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Diverse 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 6079
Diverse Beige
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 Diverse Beige with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 209, such as Sherwin Williams Mount Etna and Debonair.
LRV of Diverse Beige
Diverse Beige has an LRV of 47.15% 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 47.15%, 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 | #c2b4a7 |
| RGB Decimal | 194, 180, 167 |
| RGB Percent | 76.08%, 70.59%, 65.49% |
| HSV | Hue: 29° Saturation: 13.92% Value: 76.08% |
| HSL | hsl(29, 18, 71) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.22 Yellow: 13.92 Key: 23.92 |
| YIQ | Y: 182.704 I: 12.52 Q: -1.084 |
| XYZ | X: 45.543 Y: 46.903 Z: 43.203 |
| CIE Lab | L:74.127 a:2.78 b:8.427 |
| CIE Luv | L:74.127 u:9.139 v:11.626 |
| Decimal | 12760231 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.486, -1.146, 10.538 |
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