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Nutshell SW 6040
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Undertone: Noticeable red undertone
In CIELAB, Nutshell sits at L* 44.7, a* 4.5, b* 5.4. Its hue angle is 51° and its chroma is 7.0, so it leans red clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 43%.
LRV 14.4: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 14.4, Nutshell is lighter than 18% 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 Nutshell
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek | 1470 | 3.75 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Coachman's Cape® | CSP-90 | 4.19 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Devonwood Taupe | 1008 | 4.39 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Nutshell
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Ridge | 780B-6 | 1.11 | Very close | |
| Wright Brown | N140-6 | 1.59 | Very close | |
| Sweet Truffle | 730B-6 | 2.91 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garret Gray | SW 6075 | 0.91 | Practically identical | |
| Browse Brown | SW 6012 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Folkstone | SW 6005 | 3.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Griffin | SW 7026 | 3.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Homestead Brown | SW 7515 | 4.39 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Landmark | SW 9609 | 4.79 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Hulett Ore SW 9574 · lighter, LRV 16.1
- Grapy SW 7629 · lighter, LRV 16.4
- Tiki Hut SW 7509 · lighter, LRV 16.9
- Night Owl SW 7061 · darker, LRV 12.8
- Browse Brown SW 6012 · darker, LRV 12.6
- Cast Iron SW 6202 · darker, LRV 12.5
Colors that go with Nutshell
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Nutshell:
- Diverse Beige SW 6079
- Moroccan Spice SW 6060
- Cultured Pearl SW 6028
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Slate Tile SW 7624 · complementary (180°)
- Patchwork Plum SW 0022 · analogous (−30°)
- Porpoise SW 7047 · analogous (+30°)
- Rocky River SW 6215 · triadic (120°)
- Exclusive Plum SW 6263 · triadic (240°)
Nutshell vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 6.0) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 14.4), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 9.6) is darker (LRV 11.0 vs 14.4), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 9.6) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 14.4), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.