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Van Dyke Brown SW 7041
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Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Van Dyke Brown sits at L* 30.6, a* 4.8, b* 11.8. Its hue angle is 68° and its chroma is 12.7, 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 74%.
LRV 6.5: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 6.5, Van Dyke Brown is lighter than 6% 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 Van Dyke 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferret Brown | 2108-10 | 2.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deep Taupe | 2111-10 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Taupe | 2110-10 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Van Dyke 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rare Wood | MQ2-39 | 3.50 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bison Brown | 780B-7 | 3.78 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Havana Coffee | N210-7 | 3.89 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Smoke | SW 7027 | 0.51 | Practically identical | |
| Half-Caff | SW 9091 | 2.98 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dark Clove | SW 9183 | 3.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Status Bronze | SW 7034 | 3.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sable | SW 6083 | 3.44 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rookwood Dark Brown | SW 2808 | 4.09 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Enduring Bronze SW 7055 · lighter, LRV 7.5
- Chateau Brown SW 7510 · lighter, LRV 7.6
- Nocturne SW 9520 · lighter, LRV 7.8
- Dark Clove SW 9183 · darker, LRV 5.1
- Cracked Pepper SW 9580 · darker, LRV 4.8
- Turkish Coffee SW 6076 · darker, LRV 4.7
Colors that go with Van Dyke Brown
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Van Dyke Brown:
- Rivers Edge SW 7517
- Silken Peacock SW 9059
- Aesthetic White SW 7035
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Seaworthy SW 7620 · complementary (180°)
- Otter SW 6041 · analogous (−30°)
- Garden Path SW 2929 · analogous (+30°)
- Westhaven SW 9675 · triadic (120°)
- Quixotic Plum SW 6265 · triadic (240°)
Van Dyke Brown vs popular colors
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 4.2) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 5.7) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Cordovan Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-62, ΔE 7.8) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.