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Pier SW 7545
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Pier sits at L* 36.0, a* 3.7, b* 15.0. Its hue angle is 76° and its chroma is 15.4, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 79%.
LRV 9.1: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 9.1, Pier is lighter than 10% 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 Pier
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Char Brown | 2137-20 | 3.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sierra Spruce | 2108-20 | 3.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| North Creek Brown | 1001 | 3.77 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Pier
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Grove | ECC-20-3 | 1.73 | Very close | |
| Burley Wood | S-H-700 | 1.85 | Very close | |
| Clove Brown | PPU7-25 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protégé Bronze | SW 6153 | 0.90 | Practically identical | |
| Oliva Oscuro | SW 9125 | 2.36 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Status Bronze | SW 7034 | 2.43 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Kaffee | SW 6104 | 2.61 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Best Bronze | SW 6160 | 2.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cowboy Boots | SW 9115 | 2.77 | 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.
- Hidden Trail SW 9525 · lighter, LRV 10.5
- Oak Leaf Brown SW 7054 · lighter, LRV 10.5
- Coconut Husk SW 6111 · lighter, LRV 10.7
- Half-Caff SW 9091 · darker, LRV 8.0
- Momentum SW 9530 · darker, LRV 8.0
- Status Bronze SW 7034 · darker, LRV 8.0
Colors that go with Pier
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Pier:
- Grecian Ivory SW 7541
- Acacia Haze SW 9132
- Alabaster SW 7008
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Endless Sea SW 9150 · complementary (180°)
- Brevity Brown SW 6068 · analogous (−30°)
- Secret Garden SW 6181 · analogous (+30°)
- Deep Sea Dive SW 7618 · triadic (120°)
- Plummy SW 6558 · triadic (240°)
Pier vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 8.4) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 8.5) is darker (LRV 5.9 vs 9.1), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 9.1) is darker (LRV 7.0 vs 9.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.