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Rookwood Medium Brown SW 2807
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Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Rookwood Medium Brown sits at L* 37.4, a* 9.2, b* 14.5. Its hue angle is 58° and its chroma is 17.2, 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 76%.
LRV 9.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 9.7, Rookwood Medium Brown is lighter than 11% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Rookwood Medium 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raisin | 1237 | 1.96 | Very close | |
| Brown Tar | 2110-20 | 1.97 | Very close | |
| Auberge | 2106-20 | 2.12 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Rookwood Medium 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional Leather | ICC-81 | 1.77 | Very close | |
| Moose Trail | N190-7 | 2.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Double Chocolate | PMD-108 | 2.12 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Brown | SW 7520 | 1.59 | Very close | |
| Brevity Brown | SW 6068 | 1.80 | Very close | |
| Bison | SW 1084 | 2.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Grounded | SW 6089 | 3.47 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Umber | SW 6146 | 3.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Umber Rust | SW 9100 | 3.80 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Grounded SW 6089 · lighter, LRV 11.9
- Homestead Brown SW 7515 · lighter, LRV 12.2
- Burnished Brandy SW 7523 · lighter, LRV 12.3
- Best Bronze SW 6160 · darker, LRV 8.5
- Rookwood Dark Brown SW 2808 · darker, LRV 8.1
- Half-Caff SW 9091 · darker, LRV 8.0
Colors that go with Rookwood Medium Brown
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Rookwood Medium Brown:
- Mesa Tan SW 7695
- Sierra Redwood SW 7598
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Marea Baja SW 9185 · complementary (180°)
- Carriage Door SW 7594 · analogous (−30°)
- Nettle SW 9535 · analogous (+30°)
- Green Bay SW 6481 · triadic (120°)
- Purple Passage SW 6551 · triadic (240°)
Rookwood Medium Brown vs popular colors
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 6.5) is darker (LRV 7.0 vs 9.7), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 9.4) is darker (LRV 5.9 vs 9.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Boston Brick (Benjamin Moore 2092-30, ΔE 10.1) is lighter (LRV 11.5 vs 9.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.