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Tea Leaf SW 9604
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Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Tea Leaf sits at L* 36.4, a* 3.9, b* 9.9. Its hue angle is 68° and its chroma is 10.7, 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 65%.
LRV 9.2: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 9.2, Tea Leaf 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 Tea Leaf
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Brown | HC-67 | 1.59 | Very close | |
| Mustang | 2111-30 | 1.87 | Very close | |
| Sierra Spruce | 2108-20 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Tea Leaf
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Cone | UL170-1 | 0.96 | Practically identical | |
| Volcanic Island | S-H-720 | 0.99 | Practically identical | |
| Cavalry Brown | N220-7 | 1.06 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status Bronze | SW 7034 | 2.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Prospect | SW 9615 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Half-Caff | SW 9091 | 3.20 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rookwood Dark Brown | SW 2808 | 3.20 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Kaffee | SW 6104 | 3.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tungsten | SW 9515 | 3.50 | 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
- Nettle SW 9535 · lighter, LRV 10.6
- Rookwood Dark Brown SW 2808 · darker, LRV 8.1
- Urbane Bronze SW 7048 · darker, LRV 8.1
- Half-Caff SW 9091 · darker, LRV 8.0
Colors that go with Tea Leaf
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Bunglehouse Blue SW 0048 · complementary (180°)
- Rookwood Dark Brown SW 2808 · analogous (−30°)
- Garden Gate SW 6167 · analogous (+30°)
- Still Water SW 6223 · triadic (120°)
- Ripe Berry SW 9689 · triadic (240°)
Tea Leaf vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 6.2) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 6.5) is darker (LRV 5.9 vs 9.2), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 6.7) is darker (LRV 7.0 vs 9.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink.