Sherwin Williams

Insightful Rose

SW 6023

Insightful Rose is a warm muted red with pink and beige undertones that position it as a mid-toned neutral with rosy depth. At an LRV of 46, it provides moderate reflectance and works well in living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways. The beige component prevents it from reading as overtly pink, grounding it within the warm neutral family.

It coordinates effectively with Sherwin-Williams Accessible Beige, Innocence, and Individual White for a tonal warm grouping, while Alabaster and Diverse Beige offer clean contrast for trim and adjacent surfaces.

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Brand

Sherwin Williams

Code

SW 6023

Insightful Rose 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 Insightful Rose under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Insightful Rose under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Red

Strength

Medium

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

10°

Red Family

Lightness

73%

Light

Saturation

22%

Muted

LRV

46.0

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

#C9B0AB

RGB Decimal

201, 176, 171

RGB Percent

78.8%, 69.0%, 67.1%

HSL

10.0, 21.7%, 72.9%

HSV

10.0, 14.9%, 78.8%

CMYK

0.0%, 12.4%, 14.9%, 21.2%

YIQ

182.9, 16.5, 3.7

XYZ

46.96, 46.41, 45.01

CIE Lab

73.81, 8.17, 5.86

CIE Luv

73.81, 15.44, 7.01

Hunter Lab

68.12, 7.71, 5.21

Decimal

13217963

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Insightful Rose Cherry Taupe Reddened Earth Oxblood

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Insightful Rose Most Delicate Silky Smooth First Light

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Insightful Rose Bleu Clair Pearl Gray Aviary Blue

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Insightful Rose Stony Ground Rosé Minted Lemon

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Insightful Rose Rosé Tranquil Dusk Sugared Almond

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

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