Sherwin Williams Umber SW 6146
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- Umber for bedroom (1 photo)
- Umber for living room (7 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Umber for bathroom (2 photos)
- Sherwin Williams SW 6146 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Sherwin Williams Umber reviews (9 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Umber undertones?
- Is Umber SW 6146 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Umber
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Umber SW 6146
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Umber SW 6146 |
| Code: | SW 6146 |
| Name: | Umber |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
What color is Sherwin Williams Umber?
Sherwin Williams Umber SW 6146 is a muted, medium-dark brown with a clearly warm cast and a softened, earthy appearance. Its #6e543c value reads as a grounded brown rather than a sharp chocolate, with subtle golden-brown warmth visible in brighter light. In low light, Umber can appear deeper and more reserved, making it especially effective for a study, dining room, entry, or exterior trim. Use it on cabinetry or an accent wall alongside creamy off-whites, warm beige, aged brass, natural oak, and woven materials. This shade has enough depth to anchor a room without looking black or overly saturated.
Umber for bedroom
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 dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Umber for living room (7 photos)
Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this beige shade can create a unique space
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Sherwin Williams SW 6146 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm dark beige real bathrooms.
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Sherwin Williams SW 6146 on kitchen cabinets (4 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 Umber reviews (9 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 Umber undertones?
Umber is a deep, muted terracotta. 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:
110, 84, 60
Is Sherwin Williams Umber cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 29°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 6146 Umber HSL code: 29, 29%, 33%
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 Umber
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 Umber:
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
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 Umber 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 Umber
Umber has an LRV of 10.06% 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 10.06%, 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 | #6e543c |
| RGB Decimal | 110, 84, 60 |
| RGB Percent | 43.14%, 32.94%, 23.53% |
| HSV | Hue: 29° Saturation: 45.45% Value: 43.14% |
| HSL | hsl(29, 29, 33) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 23.64 Yellow: 45.45 Key: 56.86 |
| YIQ | Y: 89.038 I: 23.206 Q: -1.969 |
| XYZ | X: 10.417 Y: 9.983 Z: 5.652 |
| CIE Lab | L:37.811 a:7.332 b:18.171 |
| CIE Luv | L:37.811 u:18.393 v:19.138 |
| Decimal | 7230524 |
| Hunter Lab | 31.595, 3.559, 11.51 |
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