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Sherwin-Williams Balanced Beige SW 7037: hex #C0B2A2 and LRV

Balanced Beige (SW 7037) from Sherwin-Williams is hex #C0B2A2 with an LRV of 45.6. It measures as a warm neutral with an orange-peach undertone, and black text on it reaches 10.13:1.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Sherwin-WilliamsBalanced BeigeSW 7037

Hex: #C0B2A2
RGB: 192, 178, 162
LRV: 45.6
Undertone: Warm neutral, orange-peach undertone

LRV 45.6. Mid-tone: noticeably colored; best in rooms with good daylight.

A neutral with a orange-peach cast (OKLCH hue 71°, chroma 0.027). Expect the orange-peach to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

Aesthetic WhiteSW 7035
PeppercornSW 7674
StuccoSW 7569

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Sherwin-Williams on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Sherwin-Williams.

ColorPlum swatchBalanced Beigelight, soft brown

HEX: #C0B2A2
RGB: rgb(192, 178, 162)
HSL: hsl(32, 19%, 69%)

Best text on it: black at 10.13:1

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Balanced Beige#C0B2A2

Every code for Balanced Beige

HEX#C0B2A2
RGBrgb(192, 178, 162)
HSLhsl(32, 19%, 69%)
HSV32°, 16%, 75%
CMYK0%, 7%, 16%, 25%
Lablab(73.4% 3.2 10.1)
OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.027 71.1)
Decimal12628642

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Balanced Beige in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#F9F7F6
80%#F2F0EC
70%#ECE8E3
60%#E6E0DA
50%#E0D9D1
40%#D9D1C7
30%#D3C9BE
20%#CDC1B5
10%#C6BAAB
Base#C0B2A2
10%#ADA092
20%#9A8E82
30%#867D71
40%#736B61
50%#605951
60%#4D4741
70%#3A3531
80%#262420
90%#131210

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#BAAD9F
20%#B3A89B
30%#ADA398
40%#A69E94
50%#A09991
60%#9A948E
70%#938F8A
80%#8D8A87
90%#868583

Matching colors

Complementary

#C0B2A2
#A2B0C0

Analogous

#C0A3A2
#C0B2A2
#BFC0A2

Triadic

#C0B2A2
#A2C0B2
#B2A2C0

Split complementary

#C0B2A2
#A2BFC0
#A3A2C0

Tetradic (square)

#C0B2A2
#A2C0A3
#A2B0C0
#C0A2BF

Monochromatic

#786651
#A18C74
#C0B2A2
#DFD8D0
#F7F5F3

Balanced Beige in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Balanced Beige with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Balanced Beige
Triad #A2C0B2
Triad #B2A2C0
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Balanced Beige in use

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Card body text stays dark for reading; balanced beige carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Balanced Beige

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#C0B2A2
Protanopia (no red cones)#B7B2A1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#BBB5A2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#C6AFAD

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	2.07:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	10.13:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	2.07:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	10.13:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.80:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --balanced-beige: #c0b2a2;
  --balanced-beige-rgb: 192 178 162;
  --balanced-beige-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Balanced Beige is Sherwin-Williams SW 7037, with the hex #C0B2A2 and RGB values of 192, 178, 162. Its LRV is 45.6, which lands in the middle of the scale: it reflects a bit under half the light that reaches it, so it reads as a real color on the wall instead of fading into the ceiling.

Reading the numbers

The HSL value is hsl(32, 19%, 69%) and the OKLCH value is oklch(77.1% 0.027 71.1). A hue near 71 degrees with chroma 0.027 gives a warm neutral that measures as orange-peach. That cast tends to be more noticeable in lamplight and beside cooler whites. The Lab reading is lab(73.4% 3.2 10.1), where the small positive a and larger b values confirm a gentle push toward warm yellow-red without anything loud.

Listed companions

Sherwin-Williams lists three coordinating colors. Peppercorn (SW 7674) and Stucco (SW 7569) have pages on this site. Aesthetic White (SW 7035) is the third and has no page here. Peppercorn is the dark anchor, Stucco the lighter step, and Aesthetic White the cleanest edge for trim.

Worked example

Take a west-facing living room with a gray-beige sofa and a white ceiling. Afternoon sun will push the orange-peach forward, so the walls could warm up more than expected by 5 p.m. Test a large swatch of SW 7037 on two walls, then watch it at noon and at dusk before you commit. If you build a web page around this color, black text on #C0B2A2 measures 10.13:1, while white text sits at only 2.07:1, so dark type is the safe choice.

Mid-tone colors like this one change the most between a small chip and a full wall. Because the LRV is 45.6, a sunny wall will look lighter than a wall in the corner by the closet, and the same gallon can seem like two colors across one room. Judge it at several spots, not only at the brightest one. Painting a two-foot square on each of two walls is a cheap test.

Same-brand and cross-brand matches

Within Sherwin-Williams, Diverse Beige (SW 6079) is ΔE 1.5, a gap too small to notice once it is rolled onto drywall. Mindful Gray (SW 7016) at 4.6 and Soft Suede (SW 9577) at 5.4 are related but visible, with Soft Suede just over the line into clearly different.

Other brands come closer. Behr Smokestack (N220-3) is 1.3. Benjamin Moore Pashmina (AF-100) is 2.7, Annapolis Gray (HC-176) is 3.3, and Behr Graceful Gray (PPU18-12) is 3.4. A number under 2 is encouraging, but only a painted sample will tell you whether the pairing holds in your room.