Emerging Taupe

SW 6045 · Sherwin-Williams

Emerging Taupe SW 6045 as a flat swatch, not a painted room

Sherwin-Williams

Emerging Taupe

SW 6045

Hex code

#B8A196

Light reflectance value (LRV)

37.8Medium, moodier in dim rooms

0 black100 white

Undertone

Noticeable peach, a warm color

Color family: Red
Sold for: Interior and exterior

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Sherwin-Williams Emerging Taupe SW 6045 is a medium red paint color with a noticeable peach undertone and an LRV of 38, a medium depth that absorbs more light than it reflects.

Updated August 22, 2026

Is Emerging Taupe warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

leans peach

Undertone

Noticeable peach

graysaturated

A visible lean you see in daylight.

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