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Steady Brown SW 6110
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Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Steady Brown sits at L* 47.6, a* 8.2, b* 21.5. Its hue angle is 69° and its chroma is 23.0, 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 78%.
LRV 16.5: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 16.5, Steady Brown is lighter than 21% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Steady 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weathered Oak | 1050 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Vero Beach Tan | 1085 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blue Ridge Mountains | 1043 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Steady 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split Rail | N250-6 | 2.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| English Saddle | 270F-7 | 2.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bazaar | UL180-26 | 2.78 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baked Cookie | SW 9098 | 1.85 | Very close | |
| Craft Paper | SW 6125 | 2.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| El Caramelo | SW 9106 | 3.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Thatch Brown | SW 6145 | 3.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Renwick Golden Oak | SW 2824 | 3.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Toasty | SW 6095 | 4.10 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Verde Marrón SW 9124 · lighter, LRV 18.2
- Tree Branch SW 7525 · lighter, LRV 18.7
- Nuthatch SW 6088 · lighter, LRV 18.7
- Leather Bound SW 6118 · darker, LRV 14.8
- Mossy Gold SW 6139 · darker, LRV 14.5
- Eminent Bronze SW 6412 · darker, LRV 14.5
Colors that go with Steady Brown
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Steady Brown:
- Aged White SW 9180
- Privilege Green SW 6193
- Divine White SW 6105
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Down Pour SW 6516 · complementary (180°)
- Reddened Earth SW 6053 · analogous (−30°)
- Relentless Olive SW 6425 · analogous (+30°)
- Grand Canal SW 6488 · triadic (120°)
- Clematis SW 6831 · triadic (240°)
Steady Brown vs popular colors
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 12.2) is lighter (LRV 23.6 vs 16.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 12.8) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 13.8) is lighter (LRV 25.9 vs 16.5), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.