Sherwin Williams

Wool Skein

SW 6148

Wool Skein is a warm neutral from Sherwin-Williams with a yellow-beige base and soft taupe undertones. At an LRV of 63, it reflects a good amount of light while retaining enough depth to avoid appearing washed out. It sits between beige and greige on the color spectrum, leaning warmer than most greige options.

This makes it a functional whole-house neutral for walls in living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways. It coordinates with Sherwin-Williams Canvas Tan for a layered warm scheme, Accessible Beige for a close tonal match, Clary Sage for an earthy green accent, and Alabaster for clean trim.

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Brand

Sherwin Williams

Code

SW 6148

Collection

Southwest Color Scheme 6, Earth Tones Color Scheme 6, Classic Balance Palette, Texas Scheme 2, Rustic Sun Palette, Southwestern Color Scheme 2

Wool Skein in Real Homes (12 Photos)

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Wool Skein 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 Wool Skein under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Wool Skein under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

Medium

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

41°

Orange Family

Lightness

79%

Light

Saturation

29%

Muted

LRV

63.0

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

#D9CFBA

RGB Decimal

217, 207, 186

RGB Percent

85.1%, 81.2%, 72.9%

HSL

40.6, 29.0%, 79.0%

HSV

40.6, 14.3%, 85.1%

CMYK

0.0%, 4.6%, 14.3%, 14.9%

YIQ

207.6, 12.7, -4.4

XYZ

59.79, 62.92, 55.45

CIE Lab

83.40, -0.04, 11.67

CIE Luv

83.40, 7.13, 17.02

Hunter Lab

79.32, -0.03, 10.59

Decimal

14274490

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Wool Skein Coastal Path Cool Camel Rustic Ranch

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Wool Skein Linen Ruffle Cow's Milk Alabaster

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Wool Skein Himalayan Poppy Blue Pearl Graupel

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Wool Skein Prairie Willow Rosario Ridge Jaded Lime

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Wool Skein Rosario Ridge Shy Smile Tinted Rosewood

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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Wool Skein

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Behr

Bell Tower

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Farrow & Ball

Joa's White

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Valspar

Understated

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Timson Sand

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Rice Grain

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Carlisle Cream

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Studio Clay

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Carrington Beige

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Rivers Edge

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Glidden

Crushed Silk

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Berber White

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Manchester Tan

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Natural Linen