Paint colors · Sherwin-Williams, as published by the brand

Wool Skein SW 6148: hex #D9CFBA, LRV and undertone

Wool Skein (SW 6148) by Sherwin-Williams is #D9CFBA with an LRV of 62.754. It measures as a warm neutral with a yellow undertone; black text reaches 13.58:1.

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

Updated November 11, 2026

Sherwin-WilliamsWool SkeinSW 6148

Hex: #D9CFBA
RGB: 217, 207, 186
LRV: 62.754
Undertone: Warm neutral, yellow undertone

LRV 62.754. Light: a light wall color that still reads as a color.

A neutral with a yellow cast (OKLCH hue 86°, chroma 0.030). Expect the yellow to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Sherwin-Williams suggests

Panda WhiteSW 6147
MarshmallowSW 7001
Green EarthSW 7748

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 swatchWool Skeinlight, soft orange

HEX: #D9CFBA
RGB: rgb(217, 207, 186)
HSL: hsl(41, 29%, 79%)

Best text on it: black at 13.58:1

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Every code for Wool Skein

HEX#D9CFBA
RGBrgb(217, 207, 186)
HSLhsl(41, 29%, 79%)
HSV41°, 14%, 85%
CMYK0%, 5%, 14%, 15%
Lablab(83.5% 1 11.8)
OKLCHoklch(85.7% 0.03 85.6)
Decimal14274490

Tints, shades and tones

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

90%#FBFAF8
80%#F7F5F1
70%#F4F1EA
60%#F0ECE3
50%#ECE7DD
40%#E8E2D6
30%#E4DDCF
20%#E1D9C8
10%#DDD4C1
Base#D9CFBA
10%#C3BAA7
20%#AEA695
30%#989182
40%#827C70
50%#6D685D
60%#57534A
70%#413E38
80%#2B2925
90%#161513

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#D0C7B4
20%#C7BFAE
30%#BEB7A9
40%#B5AFA3
50%#ADA89D
60%#A4A097
70%#9B9891
80%#92908C
90%#898886

Matching colors

Complementary

#D9CFBA
#BAC4D9

Analogous

#D9C0BA
#D9CFBA
#D4D9BA

Triadic

#D9CFBA
#BAD9CF
#CFBAD9

Split complementary

#D9CFBA
#BAD3D9
#BFBAD9

Tetradic (square)

#D9CFBA
#BAD9C0
#BAC4D9
#D9BAD3

Monochromatic

#A18A59
#BEAD89
#D9CFBA
#F4F1EB
#F8F6F2

Wool Skein 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.

Wool Skein with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Wool Skein
Triad #BAD9CF
Triad #CFBAD9
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Wool Skein in use

New collectionAutumn edit

Card body text stays dark for reading; wool skein carries the header and the button.

Shop nowTag

Headline in Wool Skein

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#D9CFBA
Protanopia (no red cones)#D4CEB9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#D7D1BB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#DFCBC9

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	1.54:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	13.58:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	1.54:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	13.58:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	1.34:1	AA AA large AAA

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Export

:root {
  --wool-skein: #d9cfba;
  --wool-skein-rgb: 217 207 186;
  --wool-skein-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Wool Skein is Sherwin-Williams SW 6148, a light, creamy tan with the hex value #D9CFBA. Its RGB is 217, 207, 186. Red is highest and blue lowest, the usual signature of a warm neutral, and the spread of 31 steps between them gives it more body than a greige.

Numbers at a glance

The HSL reading is hue 41°, saturation 29% and lightness 79%. In OKLCH it is 85.7% lightness, chroma 0.03 and hue 85.6. The chroma is about double that of the grays in the same lightness range, so this one reads as a real sand rather than a hint of one. Its LRV is 62.754, which means it reflects well over half the light that reaches it and still holds some color.

Where the yellow comes from

The file describes the undertone as warm neutral with yellow, from the hue near 86°. Yellow undertones deepen toward gold in low, warm light and can look flatter and paler in a room that gets cool north daylight. Putting it next to a bright white will make it look more tan than it does on its own.

Worked example

Take a south-facing dining room with white trim and a dark wood table. Wool Skein on the walls gives a soft, buttery backdrop, and at an LRV of 62.754 the room stays bright without the starkness of a white. Sherwin-Williams pairs it with Panda White (SW 6147), Marshmallow (SW 7001) and Green Earth (SW 7748). Marshmallow or Panda White would be the trim candidates to sample first, and Green Earth could be a deeper tone for a sideboard or door.

If the same color shows up on a menu card or place setting, dark type is the right call. Black text measures 13.58:1, and white measures just 1.54:1.

Neighbors in the catalog

The closest Sherwin-Williams colors are Natural Linen (SW 9109) at ΔE 2.7, Accessible Beige (SW 7036) at 3 and Agreeable Gray (SW 7029) at 4.4. All three fall in the related-but-visible band, so none will vanish against it.

Among Benjamin Moore colors, Edgecomb Gray (HC-173) is 2.7 away, Revere Pewter (HC-172) is 3.9 away and Pale Oak (OC-20) is 4.8 away. Nothing in the list drops below 2, so there is no near-identical swap. Order the sample sizes you are curious about and tape them up together. Because Natural Linen and Accessible Beige are only a few points away, the choice among the three often comes down to how much green or pink your floor throws back.