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Rojo Marrón SW 9182
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Undertone: Noticeable red undertone
In CIELAB, Rojo Marrón sits at L* 22.9, a* 11.3, b* 9.5. Its hue angle is 40° and its chroma is 14.8, 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 68%.
LRV 3.8: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 3.8, Rojo Marrón is lighter than 3% 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 Rojo Marrón
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffeehouse Chocolate | CW-165 | 3.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Raphael | CC-2 | 4.21 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Tudor Brown | HC-185 | 4.45 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Rojo Marrón
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divine Wine | PPU1-2 | 5.98 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Divine Wine | PPU1-02 | 5.98 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Chicory Root | BXC-21 | 6.55 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polished Mahogany | SW 2838 | 2.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bramble Bush | SW 2923 | 3.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| French Roast | SW 6069 | 3.80 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Terra Brun | SW 6048 | 4.16 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Turkish Coffee | SW 6076 | 4.31 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Woodsy Brown | SW 2924 | 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.
- Bramble Bush SW 2923 · lighter, LRV 0.0
- Turkish Coffee SW 6076 · lighter, LRV 4.7
- Dark Auburn SW 6034 · lighter, LRV 5.0
- Polished Mahogany SW 2838 · darker, LRV 2.7
- Woodsy Brown SW 2924 · darker, LRV 0.0
- Weathervane SW 2927 · darker, LRV 0.0
Colors that go with Rojo Marrón
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Rojo Marrón:
- Pavilion Beige SW 7512
- Foothills SW 7514
- Creamy SW 7012
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Hill SW 2939 · complementary (180°)
- Marooned SW 6020 · analogous (−30°)
- Dark Clove SW 9183 · analogous (+30°)
- Roycroft Bottle Green SW 2847 · triadic (120°)
- Mountain Fig SW 9690 · triadic (240°)
Rojo Marrón vs popular colors
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 7.3) is lighter (LRV 7.0 vs 3.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 8.3) is lighter (LRV 5.9 vs 3.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Cordovan Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-62, ΔE 11.3) is lighter (LRV 6.0 vs 3.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.