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Kaffee SW 6104
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, Kaffee sits at L* 35.7, a* 5.8, b* 14.5. Its hue angle is 68° and its chroma is 15.7, 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 79%.
LRV 8.8: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 8.8, Kaffee is lighter than 10% 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 Kaffee
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Spruce | 2108-20 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Grizzly Bear Brown | 2111-20 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mocha Brown | 2107-20 | 2.48 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Kaffee
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Grove | ECC-20-3 | 1.65 | Very close | |
| Breakfast Blend | 280F-7 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Burley Wood | S-H-700 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half-Caff | SW 9091 | 2.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cowboy Boots | SW 9115 | 2.44 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pier | SW 7545 | 2.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Protégé Bronze | SW 6153 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Umber | SW 6146 | 2.90 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Status Bronze | SW 7034 | 3.17 | 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.
- Brevity Brown SW 6068 · lighter, LRV 10.0
- Umber SW 6146 · lighter, LRV 10.1
- Garden Gate SW 6167 · lighter, LRV 9.9
- Sable SW 6083 · darker, LRV 7.8
- Chateau Brown SW 7510 · darker, LRV 7.6
- Enduring Bronze SW 7055 · darker, LRV 7.5
Colors that go with Kaffee
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Kaffee:
- Oyster Bar SW 7565
- Green Sprout SW 7728
- Pacer White SW 6098
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Endless Sea SW 9150 · complementary (180°)
- Aurora Brown SW 2837 · analogous (−30°)
- Palm Leaf SW 7735 · analogous (+30°)
- Green Bay SW 6481 · triadic (120°)
- Plummy SW 6558 · triadic (240°)
Kaffee vs popular colors
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 7.1) is darker (LRV 7.0 vs 8.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 7.8) is darker (LRV 5.9 vs 8.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 9.2) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.