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Braintree SW 9595
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Undertone: Subtle yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Braintree sits at L* 41.9, a* -0.8, b* 4.8. Its hue angle is 99° and its chroma is 4.9, so it leans yellow only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 43%.
LRV 12.4: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 12.4, Braintree is lighter than 15% 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 Braintree
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Charcoal | HC-166 | 2.42 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deep Creek | 1477 | 2.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Coachman's Cape® | CSP-90 | 3.52 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Braintree
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patio Stone | N360-6 | 2.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Naturalism | MQ6-19 | 2.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Chinchilla | PPU24-03 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cast Iron | SW 6202 | 1.71 | Very close | |
| Limestone | SW 9599 | 1.95 | Very close | |
| Night Owl | SW 7061 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Storm Warning | SW 9555 | 2.46 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Porpoise | SW 7047 | 2.93 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ironclad | SW 9570 | 3.07 | 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.
- Storm Warning SW 9555 · lighter, LRV 13.7
- Succulent SW 9650 · lighter, LRV 14.1
- Nutshell SW 6040 · lighter, LRV 14.4
- Ironclad SW 9570 · darker, LRV 10.9
- Oak Leaf Brown SW 7054 · darker, LRV 10.5
- Hidden Trail SW 9525 · darker, LRV 10.5
Colors that go with Braintree
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Cloak Gray SW 6278 · complementary (180°)
- Porpoise SW 7047 · analogous (−30°)
- Pewter Green SW 6208 · analogous (+30°)
- Grays Harbor SW 6236 · triadic (120°)
- Stunning Shade SW 7082 · triadic (240°)
Braintree vs popular colors
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 6.0) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 12.4), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Gray (Benjamin Moore 2121-10, ΔE 6.0) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 6.0) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.