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Chateau Brown SW 7510
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Undertone: Noticeable red undertone
In CIELAB, Chateau Brown sits at L* 33.3, a* 5.5, b* 6.7. Its hue angle is 51° and its chroma is 8.7, so it leans red 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 57%.
LRV 7.6: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 7.6, Chateau Brown is lighter than 8% 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 Chateau 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearthstone Brown | 2109-20 | 1.72 | Very close | |
| Van Buren Brown | HC-70 | 1.75 | Very close | |
| Brown Sugar | 2112-20 | 1.76 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Chateau 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iced Espresso | PMD-91 | 0.68 | Practically identical | |
| Thick Chocolate | 750B-7 | 0.91 | Practically identical | |
| Cabin In The Woods | MQ2-35 | 0.91 | Practically identical |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rookwood Dark Brown | SW 2808 | 1.78 | Very close | |
| Sable | SW 6083 | 2.75 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Otter | SW 6041 | 2.91 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Half-Caff | SW 9091 | 4.02 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Hickory Smoke | SW 7027 | 4.26 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Tea Leaf | SW 9604 | 4.36 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Thunder Gray SW 7645 · lighter, LRV 8.8
- Stony Creek SW 9610 · lighter, LRV 8.7
- Roycroft Bronze Green SW 2846 · lighter, LRV 8.8
- Black Fox SW 7020 · darker, LRV 6.7
- Hickory Smoke SW 7027 · darker, LRV 6.6
- Van Dyke Brown SW 7041 · darker, LRV 6.5
Colors that go with Chateau Brown
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Chateau Brown:
- Patience SW 7555
- Privilege Green SW 6193
- Heron Plume SW 6070
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Tarragon SW 9660 · complementary (180°)
- Carnelian SW 7580 · analogous (−30°)
- Tungsten SW 9515 · analogous (+30°)
- Billiard Green SW 0016 · triadic (120°)
- Quixotic Plum SW 6265 · triadic (240°)
Chateau Brown vs popular colors
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 3.1) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 3.6) is darker (LRV 5.9 vs 7.6), more green.
- Cordovan Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-62, ΔE 6.0) is darker (LRV 6.0 vs 7.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.