Balanced Beige is a warm, grounded beige-greige with a touch of taupe. It feels cozy and traditional, especially with wood trim and warm lighting. It is a good pick for living rooms and dens where you want more depth than a light neutral.
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Undertone: Warm mid-tone beige with a subtle taupe undertone.
LRV 46: Balanced Beige is a mid-tone: noticeably deeper than a white, but far from dark.
Where to use it: Living room, dining room, bedroom.
Trim: Balanced Beige pairs well with Alabaster SW 7008 for trim, doors and ceilings.
Sherwin-Williams colors that work with Balanced Beige on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Balanced Beige from Benjamin Moore and Behr, by digital color value. ΔE measures the visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable.
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The digital hex value for Sherwin-Williams Balanced Beige (SW 7037) is #C0B2A2, which is rgb(192, 178, 162). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
Sherwin-Williams Balanced Beige has an LRV (light reflectance value) of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so Balanced Beige is a mid-tone: noticeably deeper than a white, but far from dark.
Balanced Beige has a warm mid-tone beige with a subtle taupe undertone undertone. By its digital value it sits on the warm side, but north-facing light will cool it down and warm bulbs will warm it up, so test a sample in the room where you plan to use it.
The closest Benjamin Moore color to Sherwin-Williams Balanced Beige is Pashmina (AF-100, #BBB2A1), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 2.1). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.
The closest Behr color to Sherwin-Williams Balanced Beige is Perfect Taupe (PPU18-13, #B6ACA0), which is very close by digital value (ΔE 3.6). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.