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Tea Chest SW 6103
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Tea Chest sits at L* 44.2, a* 6.6, b* 16.9. Its hue angle is 69° and its chroma is 18.1, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 68%.
LRV 14.0: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 14.0, Tea Chest 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 Tea Chest
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedona Brown | 1127 | 0.85 | Practically identical | |
| Plymouth Brown | HC-73 | 0.85 | Practically identical | |
| Lodge | AF-115 | 1.58 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Tea Chest
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folk Guitar | N260-7 | 1.29 | Very close | |
| Sassafras Tea | HDC-CL-13 | 1.48 | Very close | |
| Joshua Tree | N240-7 | 1.64 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rookwood Brown | SW 2806 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Caraïbe | SW 9090 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cobble Brown | SW 6082 | 3.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Burnished Brandy | SW 7523 | 3.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Baked Cookie | SW 9098 | 3.80 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Timber Beam | SW 9540 | 3.84 | 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.
- Tanbark SW 6061 · lighter, LRV 15.4
- Baked Cookie SW 9098 · lighter, LRV 15.6
- Quartersawn Oak SW 2836 · lighter, LRV 15.8
- Burnished Brandy SW 7523 · darker, LRV 12.3
- Homestead Brown SW 7515 · darker, LRV 12.2
- Grounded SW 6089 · darker, LRV 11.9
Colors that go with Tea Chest
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Tea Chest:
- Sand Dollar SW 6099
- Rockweed SW 2735
- Pacer White SW 6098
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Santorini Blue SW 7607 · complementary (180°)
- Canyon Clay SW 6054 · analogous (−30°)
- Oakmoss SW 6180 · analogous (+30°)
- Raging Sea SW 6474 · triadic (120°)
- Wood Violet SW 6557 · triadic (240°)
Tea Chest vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 11.3) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 14.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 12.9) is darker (LRV 7.0 vs 14.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 13.6) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 14.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.