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Thatch Brown SW 6145
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, Thatch Brown sits at L* 48.7, a* 4.8, b* 17.1. Its hue angle is 74° and its chroma is 17.8, 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 69%.
LRV 17.4: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 17.4, Thatch Brown is lighter than 22% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Thatch 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Riverbed | 1035 | 1.49 | Very close | |
| Deer Trail | 1036 | 1.60 | Very close | |
| Maple Valley | 1057 | 2.11 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Thatch 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Georgia Brown | 280F-6 | 2.42 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mudslide | BXC-05 | 2.56 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Kaffee | MQ2-49 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verde Marrón | SW 9124 | 2.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Fallen Leaves | SW 9114 | 2.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tiki Hut | SW 7509 | 3.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| High Tea | SW 6159 | 3.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Shaker Peg | SW 9539 | 3.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Steady Brown | SW 6110 | 3.69 | 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.
- Shaker Peg SW 9539 · lighter, LRV 19.0
- Toasty SW 6095 · lighter, LRV 19.2
- Fallen Leaves SW 9114 · lighter, LRV 19.5
- Baked Cookie SW 9098 · darker, LRV 15.6
- Tanbark SW 6061 · darker, LRV 15.4
- Roycroft Brass SW 2843 · darker, LRV 15.1
Colors that go with Thatch Brown
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Thatch Brown:
- Maison Blanche SW 7526
- Underseas SW 6214
- Moderate White SW 6140
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Inky Blue SW 9149 · complementary (180°)
- Tanbark SW 6061 · analogous (−30°)
- Edamame SW 7729 · analogous (+30°)
- Grand Canal SW 6488 · triadic (120°)
- Wood Violet SW 6557 · triadic (240°)
Thatch Brown vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 9.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 12.3) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 13.2) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 17.4), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.