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Browse Brown SW 6012
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Undertone: Subtle red undertone
In CIELAB, Browse Brown sits at L* 42.3, a* 4.8, b* 3.0. Its hue angle is 32° and its chroma is 5.7, 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 39%.
LRV 12.6: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 12.6, Browse Brown is lighter than 15% 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 Browse 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Ridge | 1456 | 3.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Amazon Soil | 2115-30 | 4.04 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Coachman's Cape® | CSP-90 | 4.44 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Browse 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright Brown | N140-6 | 1.81 | Very close | |
| Dignified Purple | N110-6 | 2.60 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sweet Truffle | 730B-6 | 2.91 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folkstone | SW 6005 | 2.91 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nutshell | SW 6040 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Garret Gray | SW 6075 | 3.80 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Manor House | SW 7505 | 4.00 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Stunning Shade | SW 7082 | 4.11 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Poetry Plum | SW 6019 | 4.23 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Nutshell SW 6040 · lighter, LRV 14.4
- Garret Gray SW 6075 · lighter, LRV 14.5
- Patchwork Plum SW 0022 · lighter, LRV 15.6
- Cloak Gray SW 6278 · darker, LRV 11.3
- Manor House SW 7505 · darker, LRV 11.3
- Deepest Mauve SW 0005 · darker, LRV 11.1
Colors that go with Browse Brown
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Browse Brown:
- Coriander Powder SW 9025
- Niebla Azul SW 9137
- Smart White SW 6007
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Mountain Pass SW 9655 · complementary (180°)
- Expressive Plum SW 6271 · analogous (−30°)
- Manor House SW 7505 · analogous (+30°)
- Succulent SW 9650 · triadic (120°)
- Gibraltar SW 6257 · triadic (240°)
Browse Brown vs popular colors
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 7.8) is darker (LRV 11.0 vs 12.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 7.9) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 12.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Gray (Benjamin Moore 2121-10, ΔE 7.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.