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Antiquarian Brown SW 0045
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Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Antiquarian Brown sits at L* 47.3, a* 14.5, b* 26.5. Its hue angle is 61° and its chroma is 30.2, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 85%.
LRV 16.3: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 16.3, Antiquarian Brown is lighter than 21% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Antiquarian Brown
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Brown | 1141 | 1.75 | Very close | |
| Honeycomb | 1120 | 1.80 | Very close | |
| Pony Brown | 2163-20 | 2.05 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Antiquarian Brown
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilded Glamour | MQ2-6 | 1.84 | Very close | |
| Gilded Glamour | MQ2-06 | 1.84 | Very close | |
| Caramel Latte | 260F-7 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leather Bound | SW 6118 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Carmel | SW 2921 | 2.55 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Craft Paper | SW 6125 | 3.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Baked Cookie | SW 9098 | 3.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wheat Penny | SW 7705 | 3.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| El Caramelo | SW 9106 | 4.01 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- El Caramelo SW 9106 · lighter, LRV 17.9
- Renwick Golden Oak SW 2824 · lighter, LRV 19.1
- Toasty SW 6095 · lighter, LRV 19.2
- Mossy Gold SW 6139 · darker, LRV 14.5
- Carmel SW 2921 · darker, LRV 0.0
- Rookwood Terra Cotta SW 2803 · darker, LRV 13.9
Colors that go with Antiquarian Brown
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Antiquarian Brown:
- Creamy SW 7012
- Laurel Woods SW 7749
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Plate SW 6796 · complementary (180°)
- Bold Brick SW 6327 · analogous (−30°)
- Eminent Bronze SW 6412 · analogous (+30°)
- Ionian SW 6754 · triadic (120°)
- Forget-Me-Not SW 6824 · triadic (240°)
Antiquarian Brown vs popular colors
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 9.4) is lighter (LRV 23.6 vs 16.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 12.3) is lighter (LRV 25.9 vs 16.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 12.7) is lighter (LRV 19.0 vs 16.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more saturated.