Sherwin Williams Balanced Beige (SW 7037) Paint Color

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Color Name

Balanced Beige (SW 7037)

Hex Color Code

#C0B2A2

RGB Color Code

RGB(192, 178, 162)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 7.3%, 15.6%, 24.7%

Color Family (Hue)

Neutral Beige

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#C0B2A2 Balanced Beige (SW 7037) Paint Sherwin Williams - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About Balanced Beige (SW 7037) color - its meaning and example

About Sherwin Williams Balanced Beige (SW 7037) paint with example

Sherwin-Williams Balanced Beige is a part of the neutral paint color collection.

What are Sherwin Williams Balanced Beige undertones?

Balanced Beige is a greige (gray-beige) paint. Its grayish undertone makes it a little darker than a pure beige color.

SW Balanced Beige vs SW Accessible Beige

Balanced Beige and Accessible Beige fall under the same greige paint family. Compared to Balanced Beige, which has an LRV of 46, Accessible Beige has an LRV of nearly 58. So this makes Balanced Beige a darker version of the Accessible Beige.

Color	Location Number	LRV	Color Tone
Accessible Beige SW 7036	249-C1	58
Balanced Beige SW 7037	249-C2	46
Tony Taupe SW 7038	249-C3	37
Moth Wing SW 9174	249-C4	29
Virtual Taupe SW 7039	249-C5	20

What color is Balanced Beige (SW 7037)?

Balanced Beige (SW 7037) color belongs to the Neutral Beige color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Balanced Beige (SW 7037) is #C0B2A2, and the RGB color code is RGB(192, 178, 162).

In the RGB color model, Balanced Beige (SW 7037) has a red value of 192, a green value of 178, and a blue value of 162. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 7.3% magenta, 15.6% yellow, and 24.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 32° (degrees), 19.2 % saturation, and 69.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Balanced Beige (SW 7037) has a hue of 32° (degrees), 15.6 % saturation and 75.3 % brightness/value.

Balanced Beige (SW 7037) is cool or warm?

The color Balanced Beige (SW 7037) is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Balanced Beige (SW 7037)? (For interior and product design)

Balanced Beige (SW 7037) has an LRV of nearly 45.7. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

Balanced Beige (SW 7037)

LRV 45.7

Light Color

Compare LRV 45.7 of Balanced Beige (SW 7037) with dark and light color

LRV is important to consider when choosing paint colors for a room, as it can affect the overall brightness and mood of the space. Lighter colors with higher LRVs will make a room feel more spacious and airy, while darker colors with lower LRVs will create a more intimate and cozy atmosphere.
LRV value 45.7 puts Sherwin Williams Balanced Beige (SW 7037) paint color in the medium category.

Darker colors: Darker colors have lower LRV numbers because they absorb more light than they reflect. This means that they will make a room feel darker and smaller.
Lighter colors: Lighter colors have higher LRV numbers because they reflect more light than they absorb. This means that they will make a room feel brighter and more spacious.

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Balanced Beige (SW 7037) (Paint - Sherwin Williams) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #C0B2A2

Hex triplet: #C0B2A2
Red: C0
Green: B2
Blue: A2

RGBA / RGB rgb(192, 178, 162)

Red: 192 (75.3%)
Green: 178 (69.8%)
Blue: 162 (63.5%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 7.29%
Yellow: 15.63%
Key: 24.71%

HSL hsl(32deg, 19.2 %, 69.4 %)

Hue: 32°
Saturation: 19.23 %
Lightness: 69.41 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 32°
Saturation: 15.62 %
Brightness / Value: 75.29 %

RYB ryb(39, 73, 50)

Red: 39 (15.5%)
Yellow: 73 (28.8%)
Blue: 50 (19.6%)

HWB

Hue: 32°
Whiteness: 63.53 %
Blackness: 24.71 %

CMY

Cyan: 24.71%
Magenta: 30.20%
Yellow: 36.47%

XYZ

X: 44.18
Y: 45.66
Z: 40.67

YXY

Y1: 45.66
X: 0.34
Y2: 0.35

CIE-Lab

L: 73.32
A: 2.31
B: 9.97

CIE-Lch

L: 73.32
C: 10.24
H: 76.96

CIE-Luv

L: 73.32
U: 9.36
V: 13.82

Hunter-Lab

L: 67.57
A: -1.53
B: 11.61

Other

LRV: ~ 45.7 %
Munsell Color System: 4.2Y 7.2/1.8

Similar Colors and Paints

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Balanced Beige (SW 7037) (Paint - Sherwin Williams)

These are the named colors closest to Balanced Beige (SW 7037) (Paint - Sherwin Williams), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#B0A999 Color Greige

95.39% match | ΔE 4.61

#CCB3A3 Color Dark Nude

95.04% match | ΔE 4.96

#C3B091 Color Khaki

94.66% match | ΔE 5.34

#C9C0BB Color Pale Silver

93.84% match | ΔE 6.16

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Balanced Beige (SW 7037) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Balanced Beige (SW 7037) to Pantone PMS

#C1B1A2 Color PANTONE 4267 C

98.76% match | ΔE 1.24

#C5B9AC Color PANTONE 7528 C

97.75% match | ΔE 2.25

#C8B8AD Color PANTONE 4085 C

96.56% match | ΔE 3.44

#BFB8AF Color PANTONE Warm Gray 3 C

96.07% match | ΔE 3.93

Pantone TCX

Balanced Beige (SW 7037) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Balanced Beige (SW 7037) to Pantone TCX

#B8AD9E Color PANTONE 15-1305 TCX - Feather Gray

97.96% match | ΔE 2.04

#C5B1A0 Color PANTONE 15-1309 TCX - Moonlight

97.39% match | ΔE 2.61

#B4AA9C Color PANTONE 16-1102 TCX - Island Fossil

96.99% match | ΔE 3.01

#CEBBA8 Color Pantone 14-1209 TCX - Smoke Gray

96.67% match | ΔE 3.33

RAL Design

Balanced Beige (SW 7037) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Balanced Beige (SW 7037) to RAL Design

#B7A99A Color RAL 075 70 10 - Flax Fibre Grey

97.46% match | ΔE 2.54

#B5A998 Color RAL 080 70 10 - Fine Greige

97.06% match | ΔE 2.94

#B8A899 Color RAL 070 70 10 - Ginger Grey Yellow

97.05% match | ΔE 2.95

#B3A996 Color RAL 085 70 10 - Raffia Greige

96.01% match | ΔE 3.99

British Standard 4800

Balanced Beige (SW 7037) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Balanced Beige (SW 7037) to British Standard 4800

#BEB7A7 Color BS 00-A-03 - Grey

96.33% match | ΔE 3.67

#B8B7A8 Color BS 12-B-19 - Beige

93.46% match | ΔE 6.54

#DAC9AF Color BS 06-A-03 - Grey

93.07% match | ΔE 6.93

#D5B59A Color BS 04-B-15 - Rosepetal (Pastel Pink)

93.04% match | ΔE 6.96

RAL Classic

Balanced Beige (SW 7037) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Balanced Beige (SW 7037) to RAL Classic

#B5B0A1 Color RAL 7032 - Pebble Gray

95.44% match | ΔE 4.56

#B7B3A8 Color RAL 7044 - Silk Gray

95.29% match | ΔE 4.71

#B0B0A9 Color RAL 7038 - Agate Gray

92.96% match | ΔE 7.04

Paint similar to Balanced Beige (SW 7037) (Paint - Sherwin Williams)

These are the real paint colors closest to Balanced Beige (SW 7037) (Paint - Sherwin Williams) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Balanced Beige (SW 7037) once it is on a wall.

Farrow & Ball

Balanced Beige (SW 7037) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Balanced Beige (SW 7037) to Farrow & Ball

#C1B2A2 Color Jitney (293)

99.52% match | ΔE 0.48

#C6BAAA Color Roasted Macadamia (CB2)

97.73% match | ΔE 2.27

#C7BEB3 Color Elephant's Breath (229)

96.02% match | ΔE 3.98

#BDA794 Color Smoked Trout (60)

95.74% match | ΔE 4.26

Dunn-Edwards

Balanced Beige (SW 7037) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Balanced Beige (SW 7037) to Dunn-Edwards

#C5B5A4 Color Steveareno Beige (DEC 766)

98.76% match | ΔE 1.24

#C2B1A1 Color Coral Clay (DEC 719)

98.57% match | ΔE 1.43

#BEB4A8 Color Drifting (DEC 770)

97.92% match | ΔE 2.08

#BCAB9C Color Stanford Stone (DET 696)

97.56% match | ΔE 2.44

Valspar

Balanced Beige (SW 7037) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Balanced Beige (SW 7037) to Valspar

#C4B3A4 Color Clean Sweep (2007-10B)

98.26% match | ΔE 1.74

#C7B5A4 Color Mesa Tumbleweed (2008-10A)

98.01% match | ΔE 1.99

#C9B3A0 Color Panko (V131-3)

96.68% match | ΔE 3.32

#B5A893 Color Earthy Beige (M351)

96.16% match | ΔE 3.84

PPG Paints

Balanced Beige (SW 7037) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Balanced Beige (SW 7037) to PPG Paints

#B5AB9C Color Desert Dune (PPG1023-4)

97.16% match | ΔE 2.84

#C6BAAF Color Legendary (PPG1019-3)

96.98% match | ΔE 3.02

#C6B49C Color Best Beige (PPG1085-4)

96.93% match | ΔE 3.07

#CAB8AB Color Grey Mauve (PPG18-03)

96.63% match | ΔE 3.37

Sherwin Williams

Balanced Beige (SW 7037) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Balanced Beige (SW 7037) to Sherwin Williams

#C5B1A2 Color Sand Dune (SW 6086)

96.99% match | ΔE 3.01

#C4B49C Color Windsor Greige (SW 7528)

96.92% match | ΔE 3.08

#C0AF97 Color Khaki Shade (SW 7533)

96.88% match | ΔE 3.12

#CBB9AB Color Bona Fide Beige (SW 6065)

96.77% match | ΔE 3.23

Benjamin Moore

Balanced Beige (SW 7037) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Balanced Beige (SW 7037) to Benjamin Moore

#C3B8AE Color Hazelwood (1005)

96.98% match | ΔE 3.02

#BFB198 Color Kangaroo (AF-145)

96.25% match | ΔE 3.75

#CCB9AD Color Meadow Pink (1011)

95.80% match | ΔE 4.20

#B4AC99 Color Finnie Gray (CW-55)

95.71% match | ΔE 4.29

Behr

Balanced Beige (SW 7037) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Balanced Beige (SW 7037) to Behr

#C0AE96 Color Riviera Beach (PPU7-07)

96.80% match | ΔE 3.20

#B6AFA0 Color Camping Tent (N320-4)

96.41% match | ΔE 3.59

#B7AC97 Color Desert Khaki (N310-4)

96.35% match | ΔE 3.65

#CEBCAE Color Windrift Beige (N190-3)

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

Color Combinations

View more Sherwin Williams Balanced Beige (SW 7037) - #C0B2A2 color palettes and coordinating colors

786651

968066

AB9984

C0B2A2

D5CBC0

E9E4DF

FEFEFD

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

C0A2B0

C0A3A2

C0B2A2

BFC0A2

B0C0A2

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

C0B2A2

A2C0B2

B2A2C0

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

C0B2A2

A2C0A3

A2B0C0

C0A2BF

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

C0B2A2

C6B9AB

CCC1B4

D2C9BD

D9D0C7

DFD8D0

E5E0D9

ECE7E3

F2EFEC

F8F7F5

FFFFFF

Balanced Beige (SW 7037) - #C0B2A2 Tints

C0B2A2

ACA091

998E81

867C71

736A61

605951

4C4740

393530

262320

131110

000000

Balanced Beige (SW 7037) - #C0B2A2 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#C0B2A2

Balanced Beige (SW 7037)

#A2B0C0

Cadet Gray*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of Sherwin Williams Balanced Beige (SW 7037) - #C0B2A2?

Color that best contrast with Sherwin Williams Balanced Beige (SW 7037) - #C0B2A2 is #A2B0C0, color name is Cadet Gray*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.