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Sable SW 6083
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Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Sable sits at L* 33.6, a* 6.5, b* 10.4. Its hue angle is 58° and its chroma is 12.2, so it leans orange 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 69%.
LRV 7.8: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 7.8, Sable is lighter than 8% 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 Sable
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Press | AF-170 | 1.30 | Very close | |
| Grizzly Bear Brown | 2111-20 | 1.55 | Very close | |
| Chocolate Candy Brown | 2107-10 | 1.65 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Sable
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roasted Nuts | UL130-2 | 0.86 | Practically identical | |
| Chocolate Coco | S-G-760 | 1.88 | Very close | |
| Revival Mahogany | 760B-7 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rookwood Dark Brown | SW 2808 | 1.30 | Very close | |
| Half-Caff | SW 9091 | 1.57 | Very close | |
| Chateau Brown | SW 7510 | 2.75 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hickory Smoke | SW 7027 | 3.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dark Brown | SW 7520 | 3.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Otter | SW 6041 | 3.37 | 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.
- Kaffee SW 6104 · lighter, LRV 8.8
- Pier SW 7545 · lighter, LRV 9.1
- Tea Leaf SW 9604 · lighter, LRV 9.2
- Black Fox SW 7020 · darker, LRV 6.7
- Hickory Smoke SW 7027 · darker, LRV 6.6
- Van Dyke Brown SW 7041 · darker, LRV 6.5
Colors that go with Sable
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Sable:
- Realist Beige SW 6078
- Utaupeia SW 9088
- Everyday White SW 6077
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Seaworthy SW 7620 · complementary (180°)
- Carnelian SW 7580 · analogous (−30°)
- Muddled Basil SW 7745 · analogous (+30°)
- Billiard Green SW 0016 · triadic (120°)
- Quixotic Plum SW 6265 · triadic (240°)
Sable vs popular colors
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 3.5) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 4.9) is darker (LRV 5.9 vs 7.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 8.2) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.