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Brevity Brown SW 6068
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Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Brevity Brown sits at L* 37.8, a* 10.8, b* 13.9. Its hue angle is 52° and its chroma is 17.6, so it reads as an outright red rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 74%.
LRV 10.0: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 10.0, Brevity 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 Brevity 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auberge | 2106-20 | 1.40 | Very close | |
| Morning Coffee | 2097-20 | 1.77 | Very close | |
| Pine Cone | 2106-30 | 1.80 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Brevity 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double Chocolate | PMD-108 | 1.02 | Very close | |
| Moroccan Henna | PPU3-19 | 1.16 | Very close | |
| Traditional Leather | ICC-81 | 1.35 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rookwood Medium Brown | SW 2807 | 1.80 | Very close | |
| Dark Brown | SW 7520 | 2.44 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bison | SW 1084 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Grounded | SW 6089 | 4.02 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Umber Rust | SW 9100 | 4.08 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Fairfax Brown | SW 2856 | 4.69 | Similar, clearly different |
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
- Kaffee SW 6104 · darker, LRV 8.8
- Rookwood Dark Brown SW 2808 · darker, LRV 8.1
- Half-Caff SW 9091 · darker, LRV 8.0
Colors that go with Brevity Brown
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Brevity Brown:
- Softer Tan SW 6141
- Foxy SW 6333
- Nice White SW 6063
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Connor's Lakefront SW 9060 · complementary (180°)
- Alaea SW 7579 · analogous (−30°)
- Oliva Oscuro SW 9125 · analogous (+30°)
- Green Bay SW 6481 · triadic (120°)
- Purple Passage SW 6551 · triadic (240°)
Brevity Brown vs popular colors
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 6.4) is darker (LRV 7.0 vs 10.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Boston Brick (Benjamin Moore 2092-30, ΔE 8.5) is lighter (LRV 11.5 vs 10.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- New London Burgundy (Benjamin Moore HC-61, ΔE 9.7) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink.