Cool Beige
There is more to Sherwin-Williams Cool Beige (9086) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. A muted saturation softens the hue, giving it a quieter quality that can sit comfortably among layered neutrals. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#C6B5A7LRV
48.07
Cool Beige's Color Strip
Cool Beige is the second shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Touch of Sand and Smoky Beige. The strip spans from Touch of Sand at the lightest end to Half-Caff at the deepest. Color strip 199 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Cool Beige in Rooms
Follow Cool Beige from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 1 sourced room photo offers a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Living Room Photo
Viewed across 1 living room image in a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight, Cool Beige (9086) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. An LRV of 48.1 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Living room walls in neutral Cool Beige brighten the entire space.
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Coordinating Colors
Modest White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 48), opening up a space where Cool Beige encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 48, Greek Villa is decisively the brighter choice.
Cool Beige reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 11), opening up a space where Manor House encloses it.
Trim Color
Modest White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 48), opening up a space where Cool Beige encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 50 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 50 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 48 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Cool Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 77 vs 48, Glass Bead is decisively the brighter choice.
Cool Beige reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 29), opening up a space where Morning at Sea encloses it.
Cool Beige reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 6), opening up a space where Mount Etna encloses it.
Cool Beige reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 34), opening up a space where Debonair encloses it.
Cool Beige reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 7), opening up a space where Tarragon encloses it.
Cool Beige reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 11), opening up a space where Rain Cloud encloses it.
Cool Beige reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 7), opening up a space where Sea Mariner encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Twilight Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pediment reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 48), opening up a space where Cool Beige encloses it.
Angora reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 48, Popular Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
Cool Beige reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 23), opening up a space where Rookwood Clay encloses it.
Cool Beige reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 25), opening up a space where Iced Mocha encloses it.
Cool Beige reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 29), opening up a space where Nearly Brown encloses it.
Cool Beige reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 33), opening up a space where Mexican Sand encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (48 vs 37) makes Cool Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Create a tranquil space in your home with this cool neutral. From the bedroom to the family room, this versatile beige can tie it all together.