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Folkstone SW 6005
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Undertone: Subtle red undertone
In CIELAB, Folkstone sits at L* 43.4, a* 2.6, b* 2.8. Its hue angle is 48° and its chroma is 3.8, so it leans red only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 38%.
LRV 13.5: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 13.5, Folkstone is lighter than 17% 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 Folkstone
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coachman's Cape® | CSP-90 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bear Creek | 1470 | 3.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Overcoat | CC-544 | 3.79 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Folkstone
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trail Print | 790F-6 | 1.93 | Very close | |
| Back Stage | T11-8 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Arabian Veil | PPU17-19 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browse Brown | SW 6012 | 2.91 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Garret Gray | SW 6075 | 3.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nutshell | SW 6040 | 3.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Manor House | SW 7505 | 3.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Porpoise | SW 7047 | 3.75 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Griffin | SW 7026 | 4.24 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Thunderous SW 6201 · lighter, LRV 14.9
- Patchwork Plum SW 0022 · lighter, LRV 15.6
- Hulett Ore SW 9574 · lighter, LRV 16.1
- Homestead Brown SW 7515 · darker, LRV 12.2
- Poetry Plum SW 6019 · darker, LRV 12.0
- Pewter Green SW 6208 · darker, LRV 11.8
Colors that go with Folkstone
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Folkstone:
Folkstone is too close to neutral (chroma 3.8) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its red lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Folkstone vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 5.6) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 13.5), more green.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 6.9) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 13.5), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Gray (Benjamin Moore 2121-10, ΔE 6.9) is darker (LRV 11.5 vs 13.5), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.