Sherwin Williams Browse Brown (SW 6012) Paint Color

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Color Name

Browse Brown (SW 6012)

Hex Color Code

#6E615F

RGB Color Code

RGB(110, 97, 95)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 11.8%, 13.6%, 56.9%

Color Family (Hue)

Purple

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#6E615F Browse Brown (SW 6012) Paint Sherwin Williams - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About Browse Brown (SW 6012) color - its meaning and example

What color is Browse Brown (SW 6012)?

Browse Brown (SW 6012) color belongs to the Purple color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Browse Brown (SW 6012) is #6E615F, and the RGB color code is RGB(110, 97, 95).

In the RGB color model, Browse Brown (SW 6012) has a red value of 110, a green value of 97, and a blue value of 95. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 11.8% magenta, 13.6% yellow, and 56.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 8° (degrees), 7.3 % saturation, and 40.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Browse Brown (SW 6012) has a hue of 8° (degrees), 13.6 % saturation and 43.1 % brightness/value.

Browse Brown (SW 6012) is cool or warm?

The color Browse Brown (SW 6012) is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Browse Brown (SW 6012)? (For interior and product design)

Browse Brown (SW 6012) has an LRV of nearly 12.7. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

Browse Brown (SW 6012)

LRV 12.7

Light Color

Compare LRV 12.7 of Browse Brown (SW 6012) with dark and light color

LRV is important to consider when choosing paint colors for a room, as it can affect the overall brightness and mood of the space. Lighter colors with higher LRVs will make a room feel more spacious and airy, while darker colors with lower LRVs will create a more intimate and cozy atmosphere.
LRV value 12.7 puts Sherwin Williams Browse Brown (SW 6012) paint color in the darker category.

Darker colors: Darker colors have lower LRV numbers because they absorb more light than they reflect. This means that they will make a room feel darker and smaller.
Lighter colors: Lighter colors have higher LRV numbers because they reflect more light than they absorb. This means that they will make a room feel brighter and more spacious.

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Browse Brown (SW 6012) (Paint - Sherwin Williams) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #6E615F

Hex triplet: #6E615F
Red: 6E
Green: 61
Blue: 5F

RGBA / RGB rgb(110, 97, 95)

Red: 110 (43.1%)
Green: 97 (38.0%)
Blue: 95 (37.3%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 11.82%
Yellow: 13.64%
Key: 56.86%

HSL hsl(8deg, 7.3 %, 40.2 %)

Hue: 8°
Saturation: 7.32 %
Lightness: 40.20 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 8°
Saturation: 13.64 %
Brightness / Value: 43.14 %

RYB ryb(107, 118, 123)

Red: 107 (42.0%)
Yellow: 118 (46.4%)
Blue: 123 (48.2%)

HWB

Hue: 8°
Whiteness: 37.25 %
Blackness: 56.86 %

CMY

Cyan: 56.86%
Magenta: 61.96%
Yellow: 62.75%

XYZ

X: 12.77
Y: 12.69
Z: 12.6

YXY

Y1: 12.69
X: 0.34
Y2: 0.33

CIE-Lab

L: 42.29
A: 4.83
B: 3.04

CIE-Lch

L: 42.29
C: 5.7
H: 32.17

CIE-Luv

L: 42.29
U: 7.79
V: 3.14

Hunter-Lab

L: 35.62
A: 1.65
B: 3.96

Other

LRV: ~ 12.7 %
Munsell Color System: 2.8YR 4.1/0.9

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What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Browse Brown (SW 6012) (Paint - Sherwin Williams)

These are the named colors closest to Browse Brown (SW 6012) (Paint - Sherwin Williams), closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#645452 Color Wenge

95.29% match | ΔE 4.71

#676767 Color Granite Gray

93.22% match | ΔE 6.78

#696969 Color Dim Gray

93.05% match | ΔE 6.95

#635147 Color Umber

92.85% match | ΔE 7.15

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system

RAL Design

Browse Brown (SW 6012) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Browse Brown (SW 6012) to RAL Design

#675B58 Color RAL 040 40 05 - Ash Brown

97.55% match | ΔE 2.45

#675B5B Color RAL 020 40 05 - Greyish Brown

97.49% match | ΔE 2.51

#655A5C Color RAL 360 40 05 - Roasted Black

96.52% match | ΔE 3.48

#655B55 Color RAL 060 40 05 - Zinc Grey

95.98% match | ΔE 4.02

Pantone PMS

Browse Brown (SW 6012) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Browse Brown (SW 6012) to Pantone PMS

#6C6463 Color PANTONE 2334 C

97.49% match | ΔE 2.51

#6F5D58 Color PANTONE 4258 C

97.25% match | ΔE 2.75

#675E60 Color PANTONE 10385 C

97.00% match | ΔE 3.00

#62534F Color PANTONE 8424 C

94.86% match | ΔE 5.14

Pantone TCX

Browse Brown (SW 6012) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Browse Brown (SW 6012) to Pantone TCX

#625B5C Color PANTONE 19-3803 TCX - Plum Kitten

95.96% match | ΔE 4.04

#675758 Color PANTONE 18-1506 TCX - Plum Truffle

95.91% match | ΔE 4.09

#69595C Color PANTONE 18-1404 TCX - Sparrow

95.85% match | ΔE 4.15

#695650 Color PANTONE 18-1307 TCX - Coffee Quartz

95.21% match | ΔE 4.79

British Standard 4800

Browse Brown (SW 6012) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Browse Brown (SW 6012) to British Standard 4800

#67555A Color BS 24-C-40 - Purple

94.02% match | ΔE 5.98

#6A696C Color BS 22-B-25 - Nightshade

93.41% match | ΔE 6.59

RAL Classic

Browse Brown (SW 6012) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Browse Brown (SW 6012) to RAL Classic

#6B665E Color RAL 7039 - Quartz Gray

93.54% match | ΔE 6.46

#766A5E Color RAL 7006 - Beige Gray

93.44% match | ΔE 6.56

Paint similar to Browse Brown (SW 6012) (Paint - Sherwin Williams)

These are the real paint colors closest to Browse Brown (SW 6012) (Paint - Sherwin Williams) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Browse Brown (SW 6012) once it is on a wall.

Sherwin Williams

Browse Brown (SW 6012) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Browse Brown (SW 6012) to Sherwin Williams

#6E615F Color Browse Brown (SW 6012)

Paint - Sherwin Williams

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#6D6562 Color Folkstone (SW 6005)

97.09% match | ΔE 2.91

#665D57 Color Manor House (SW 7505)

96.00% match | ΔE 4.00

#6F5C5F Color Poetry Plum (SW 6019)

95.77% match | ΔE 4.23

Valspar

Browse Brown (SW 6012) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Browse Brown (SW 6012) to Valspar

#6A5F5E Color Night Skyscraper (V127-6)

98.68% match | ΔE 1.32

#706A67 Color Vintage Boots (M350)

95.30% match | ΔE 4.70

#62534D Color Hunting Boots (1001-9A)

94.50% match | ΔE 5.50

#675348 Color Arctic Tundra (T585)

93.01% match | ΔE 6.99

Farrow & Ball

Browse Brown (SW 6012) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Browse Brown (SW 6012) to Farrow & Ball

#736660 Color London Clay (244)

97.10% match | ΔE 2.90

#706556 Color Salon Drab (290)

92.33% match | ΔE 7.67

#6E6656 Color Pantalon (221)

90.94% match | ΔE 9.06

#7D634E Color Wainscot (55)

90.53% match | ΔE 9.47

Dunn-Edwards

Browse Brown (SW 6012) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Browse Brown (SW 6012) to Dunn-Edwards

#6F5D57 Color Missing Link (DE 6041)

96.98% match | ΔE 3.02

#655856 Color Louisiana Mud (DE 6398)

96.71% match | ΔE 3.29

#6C5654 Color Bourbon Truffle (DET 699)

94.84% match | ΔE 5.16

#5C5451 Color Black Russian (DE 6391)

94.23% match | ΔE 5.77

PPG Paints

Browse Brown (SW 6012) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Browse Brown (SW 6012) to PPG Paints

#665D59 Color Oswego Tea (PPG1005-6)

96.85% match | ΔE 3.15

#6F6A68 Color Gibraltar Gray (PPG1002-6)

95.08% match | ΔE 4.92

#69656A Color Cracked Slate (PPG1003-6)

94.55% match | ΔE 5.45

#60504B Color Chocolate Pretzel (PPG1017-7)

93.72% match | ΔE 6.28

Benjamin Moore

Browse Brown (SW 6012) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Browse Brown (SW 6012) to Benjamin Moore

#6F5B5C Color Amazon Soil (2115-30)

95.96% match | ΔE 4.04

#6D5854 Color Velvet Plum (CSP-420)

95.56% match | ΔE 4.44

#685553 Color Desert Shadows (2114-30)

95.23% match | ΔE 4.77

#60544F Color Topeka Taupe (1463)

94.77% match | ΔE 5.23

Behr

Browse Brown (SW 6012) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Browse Brown (SW 6012) to Behr

#696465 Color Arabian Veil (PPU17-19)

95.94% match | ΔE 4.06

#685951 Color Museum (MQ2-44)

95.60% match | ΔE 4.40

#605652 Color Timber Brown (N140-7)

95.24% match | ΔE 4.76

#68554E Color Library Leather (HDC-CL-13A)

94.72% match | ΔE 5.28

Color Combinations

View more Sherwin Williams Browse Brown (SW 6012) - #6E615F color palettes and coordinating colors

1C1918

373130

534947

6E615F

897977

A19492

B9AFAD

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

6E5F6C

6E5F65

6E615F

6E695F

6C6E5F

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

6E615F

5F6E61

615F6E

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

6E615F

656E5F

5F6C6E

695F6E

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

6E615F

7C706F

8B807F

99908F

A8A09F

B6B0AF

C5BFBF

D3CFCF

E2DFDF

F0EFEF

FFFFFF

Browse Brown (SW 6012) - #6E615F Tints

6E615F

635755

584D4C

4D4342

423A39

37302F

2C2625

211D1C

161313

0B0909

000000

Browse Brown (SW 6012) - #6E615F Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#6E615F

Browse Brown (SW 6012)

#5F6C6E

Cadet*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of Sherwin Williams Browse Brown (SW 6012) - #6E615F?

Color that best contrast with Sherwin Williams Browse Brown (SW 6012) - #6E615F is #5F6C6E, color name is Cadet*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.