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Plum Brown SW 6272
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Undertone: Noticeable pink undertone
In CIELAB, Plum Brown sits at L* 29.3, a* 6.1, b* -1.1. Its hue angle is 350° and its chroma is 6.2, so it leans pink 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 33%.
LRV 6.0: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 6.0, Plum Brown is lighter than 5% 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 Plum 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vintage Wine | 2116-20 | 1.99 | Very close | |
| Chambourd | AF-645 | 2.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deep Caviar | 2130-20 | 4.15 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Plum 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Burgundy Wine | BXC-09 | 1.08 | Very close | |
| Eclectic Purple | PPU17-20 | 1.99 | Very close | |
| Nocturne Shade | T18-04 | 2.04 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitter Chocolate | SW 6013 | 3.91 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Darkroom | SW 7083 | 4.11 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Quixotic Plum | SW 6265 | 5.46 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rockweed | SW 2735 | 5.47 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Bohemian Black | SW 6988 | 5.84 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Metropolis | SW 9575 | 5.96 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Perle Noir SW 9154 · lighter, LRV 7.5
- Metropolis SW 9575 · lighter, LRV 8.4
- Peppercorn SW 7674 · lighter, LRV 9.7
- Bitter Chocolate SW 6013 · darker, LRV 5.2
- Darkroom SW 7083 · darker, LRV 5.0
- Clove SW 9605 · darker, LRV 5.1
Colors that go with Plum Brown
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Plum Brown:
- Natural Linen SW 9109
- Cool Avocado SW 9029
- Original White SW 7077
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Olympic Range SW 7750 · complementary (180°)
- Quixotic Plum SW 6265 · analogous (−30°)
- Bitter Chocolate SW 6013 · analogous (+30°)
- Andiron SW 6174 · triadic (120°)
- Mount Etna SW 7625 · triadic (240°)
Plum Brown vs popular colors
- Shadow (Benjamin Moore 2117-30, ΔE 5.5) is lighter (LRV 9.3 vs 6.0), more blue/cool, more saturated.
- Cordovan Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-62, ΔE 5.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 7.0) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green.