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Homestead Brown SW 7515
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Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Homestead Brown sits at L* 41.4, a* 3.9, b* 9.1. Its hue angle is 67° and its chroma is 9.9, 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 53%.
LRV 12.2: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 12.2, Homestead Brown is lighter than 14% 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 Homestead 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Horse | 2108-30 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dixon Brown | CW-160 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Middlebury Brown | HC-68 | 2.18 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Homestead 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss Brown | N210-6 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| Aging Barrel | PPU5-2 | 1.58 | Very close | |
| Aging Barrel | PPU5-02 | 1.58 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokehouse | SW 7040 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Griffin | SW 7026 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Landmark | SW 9609 | 3.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Manor House | SW 7505 | 3.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Brainstorm Bronze | SW 7033 | 3.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cobble Brown | SW 6082 | 3.86 | 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.
- Folkstone SW 6005 · lighter, LRV 13.5
- Eclipse SW 6166 · lighter, LRV 13.6
- Cobble Brown SW 6082 · lighter, LRV 13.9
- Ironclad SW 9570 · darker, LRV 10.9
- Bison SW 1084 · darker, LRV 0.0
- Nettle SW 9535 · darker, LRV 10.6
Colors that go with Homestead Brown
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Homestead Brown:
- Kestrel White SW 7516
- Jubilee SW 6248
- White Duck SW 7010
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°)
- Ripe Berry SW 9689 · triadic (240°)
Homestead Brown vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 8.3) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 12.2), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 8.5) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 8.8) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 12.2), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.