Sherwin Williams Familiar Beige SW 6093
Contentsshow +hide -
- Sherwin Williams Familiar Beige reviews (10 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Familiar Beige undertones?
- Is Familiar Beige SW 6093 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Familiar Beige
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Familiar Beige SW 6093
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Familiar Beige SW 6093 |
| Code: | SW 6093 |
| Name: | Familiar Beige |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well |
What color is Sherwin Williams Familiar Beige?
Sherwin Williams Familiar Beige SW 6093 is a muted, medium-light beige with a clear warm cast and a softly earthy tan base. Its hint of rosy warmth keeps it from reading flat or gray, especially in rooms with daylight. Familiar Beige suits living room, hallway, and bedroom walls where a grounded neutral is wanted without the brightness of cream. Pair it with off-white trim, warm oak, linen upholstery, and aged brass for a cohesive look, or add charcoal and deep brown accents for stronger contrast. In cooler artificial light, this shade may appear a little more subdued and taupe-leaning, while warm bulbs bring forward its sandy beige character.
Sherwin Williams Familiar Beige reviews (10 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.
@kaiahwessel.studio
@kaiahwessel.studio
@stickells.painting
@stickells.painting
@stickells.painting
@artmadepainting
@artmadepainting
@pine_n_paint
@pine_n_paint
@pine_n_paint
Try before you buy
100% accurate
reusable paint samples
Peel, stick,
and repeat
Twice painted
with real paint
Next day
delivery
What are Sherwin Williams Familiar Beige undertones?
Familiar Beige is a mid-light, muted peachy beige. The HEX sample leans 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:
202, 179, 160
Is Sherwin Williams Familiar Beige cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 27°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 6093 Familiar Beige HSL code: 27, 28%, 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 Familiar 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 Familiar 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 6093
Familiar 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 Familiar Beige with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 207, such as Sherwin Williams Glass Bead and Morning at Sea.
LRV of Familiar Beige
Familiar Beige has an LRV of 47.43% 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 47.43%, 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
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #cab3a0 |
| RGB Decimal | 202, 179, 160 |
| RGB Percent | 79.22%, 70.20%, 62.75% |
| HSV | Hue: 27° Saturation: 20.79% Value: 79.22% |
| HSL | hsl(27, 28, 71) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 11.39 Yellow: 20.79 Key: 20.78 |
| YIQ | Y: 183.711 I: 19.811 Q: -1.047 |
| XYZ | X: 46.822 Y: 47.336 Z: 39.919 |
| CIE Lab | L:74.404 a:5.214 b:12.727 |
| CIE Luv | L:74.404 u:15.29 v:17.072 |
| Decimal | 13284256 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.801, 1.074, 13.761 |
Color equivalents
SW 7518
Beach House
Sherwin Williams
SW 6100
Practical Beige
Sherwin Williams
2164-50
Saint Martin Sand
Benjamin Moore
SW 6086
Sand Dune
Sherwin Williams
MQ2-32
Mink Haze
Behr
1082
Cream Soda
Benjamin Moore
SW 2805
Renwick Beige
Sherwin Williams
N240-3
Sonoran Desert
Behr
SW 7713
Tawny Tan
Sherwin Williams
CSP-345
Cashmere Wrap
Benjamin Moore
SW 9095
Ginger Root
Sherwin Williams
SW 9086
Cool Beige
Sherwin Williams
SW 6065
Bona Fide Beige
Sherwin Williams
1018
Shabby Chic
Benjamin Moore
PPU4-07
Mushroom Bisque
Behr
1159
Deer Field
Benjamin Moore
SW 6107
Nomadic Desert
Sherwin Williams
S220-3
Sanderling
Behr