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Smokehouse SW 7040
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Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Smokehouse sits at L* 42.9, a* 3.0, b* 10.6. Its hue angle is 74° and its chroma is 11.0, so it leans orange 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 58%.
LRV 13.0: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 13.0, Smokehouse is lighter than 16% 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 Smokehouse
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood Brown | 1000 | 0.91 | Practically identical | |
| Dash of Pepper | 1554 | 2.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hope Chest | CSP-1050 | 2.83 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Smokehouse
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Brown | N220-6 | 1.32 | Very close | |
| Tan Bark Trail | HDC-SM14-4 | 2.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Swiss Brown | N210-6 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark | SW 9609 | 1.89 | Very close | |
| Griffin | SW 7026 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Brainstorm Bronze | SW 7033 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Homestead Brown | SW 7515 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Superior Bronze | SW 6152 | 2.60 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Porpoise | SW 7047 | 3.87 | 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.
- Landmark SW 9609 · lighter, LRV 14.6
- Garret Gray SW 6075 · lighter, LRV 14.5
- Superior Bronze SW 6152 · lighter, LRV 14.8
- Manor House SW 7505 · darker, LRV 11.3
- Ironclad SW 9570 · darker, LRV 10.9
- Bison SW 1084 · darker, LRV 0.0
Colors that go with Smokehouse
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Smokehouse:
- Maison Blanche SW 7526
- Waterloo SW 9141
- Aesthetic White SW 7035
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Needlepoint Navy SW 0032 · complementary (180°)
- Bateau Brown SW 6033 · analogous (−30°)
- Eclipse SW 6166 · analogous (+30°)
- Rookwood Sash Green SW 2810 · triadic (120°)
- Purple Passage SW 6551 · triadic (240°)
Smokehouse vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 8.1) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 13.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 9.3) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 13.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 9.6) is darker (LRV 11.0 vs 13.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.