Sherwin Williams

Believable Buff

SW 6120

Believable Buff (SW, #DBC7A8) is a warm yellow-based beige with soft golden undertones and an LRV of 59, giving it enough reflectance to brighten a room while maintaining a grounded, sun-washed quality. Its yellow lean separates it from pink or gray beiges, reading distinctly warm under both natural and artificial light. Alabaster and Creamy pair well as lighter coordinating tones for trim and millwork.

Svelte Sage provides an earthy complementary accent, and muted blues or dusky mauves sit opposite on the color wheel to emphasize its warm character without clashing.

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Brand

Sherwin Williams

Code

SW 6120

Collection

Desert Scheme, Warm Scheme

Believable Buff in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Believable Buff under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Believable Buff under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

37°

Orange Family

Lightness

76%

Light

Saturation

42%

Moderate

LRV

59.0

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#DBC7A8

RGB Decimal

219, 199, 168

RGB Percent

85.9%, 78.0%, 65.9%

HSL

36.5, 41.5%, 75.9%

HSV

36.5, 23.3%, 85.9%

CMYK

0.0%, 9.1%, 23.3%, 14.1%

YIQ

201.4, 21.9, -5.5

XYZ

56.70, 58.73, 45.39

CIE Lab

81.15, 2.19, 18.08

CIE Luv

81.15, 14.11, 25.21

Hunter Lab

76.64, 2.11, 15.57

Decimal

14403496

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Believable Buff Wilmington Tan Kurkuma Olde World Gold

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Believable Buff Steamed Milk Vanilla Tan Bleached Linen

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Believable Buff Canopy Bed Pressed Violet Windmill Wings

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Believable Buff Timid Absinthe Tea Room Whipped Pistachio

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Believable Buff Tea Room Hummingbird Haute Pink

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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