Sherwin Williams High Tea SW 6159
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- High Tea for bedroom (1 photo)
- High Tea for living room (7 photos)
- Sherwin Williams High Tea for bathroom (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams SW 6159 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Sherwin Williams High Tea reviews (9 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams High Tea undertones?
- Is High Tea SW 6159 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on High Tea
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of High Tea SW 6159
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | High Tea SW 6159 |
| Code: | SW 6159 |
| Name: | High Tea |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
What color is Sherwin Williams High Tea?
Sherwin Williams High Tea SW 6159 is a muted, medium-depth brown with a noticeable khaki cast and soft golden warmth. Its low-saturation character keeps it grounded rather than overly rustic, making it especially suited to studies, dining rooms, entryways, or cozy living spaces. In bright natural light, High Tea can read as a weathered tan-brown, while lower light brings out its deeper olive-brown side. Pair it with creamy off-whites, warm beige upholstery, aged brass, walnut wood, or natural linen for a layered look. It has enough depth for cabinetry or an accent wall, though it can also create a cocooning effect across all four walls in a room with good daylight.
High Tea for bedroom
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High Tea for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this yellow shade can create a unique space
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Sherwin Williams SW 6159 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm dark yellow real bathrooms.
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Sherwin Williams SW 6159 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm yellow hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Sherwin Williams High Tea reviews (9 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this yellow 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 High Tea undertones?
High Tea is a midtone, muted ochre-brown. 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:
126, 111, 89
Is Sherwin Williams High Tea cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 36°, this ochre brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 6159 High Tea HSL code: 36, 17%, 42%
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 High Tea
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 ochre brown shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams High Tea:
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 6159
High Tea
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 High Tea with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 216, such as Sherwin Williams Tarragon and Rain Cloud.
LRV of High Tea
High Tea has an LRV of 16.57% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 16.57%, 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 | #7e6f59 |
| RGB Decimal | 126, 111, 89 |
| RGB Percent | 49.41%, 43.53%, 34.90% |
| HSV | Hue: 36° Saturation: 29.37% Value: 49.41% |
| HSL | hsl(36, 17, 42) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 11.9 Yellow: 29.37 Key: 50.59 |
| YIQ | Y: 112.977 I: 16.008 Q: -3.673 |
| XYZ | X: 16.092 Y: 16.526 Z: 11.791 |
| CIE Lab | L:47.658 a:2.218 b:14.426 |
| CIE Luv | L:47.658 u:10.642 v:17.667 |
| Decimal | 8286041 |
| Hunter Lab | 40.653, -0.485, 11.261 |
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