Sherwin Williams Nutshell (SW 6040) Paint Color

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Color Name

Nutshell (SW 6040)

Hex Color Code

#756761

RGB Color Code

RGB(117, 103, 97)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 12.0%, 17.1%, 54.1%

Color Family (Hue)

Purple

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#756761 Nutshell (SW 6040) Paint Sherwin Williams - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

About Nutshell (SW 6040) color - its meaning and example

What color is Nutshell (SW 6040)?

Nutshell (SW 6040) color belongs to the Purple color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Nutshell (SW 6040) is #756761, and the RGB color code is RGB(117, 103, 97).

In the RGB color model, Nutshell (SW 6040) has a red value of 117, a green value of 103, and a blue value of 97. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 12.0% magenta, 17.1% yellow, and 54.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 18° (degrees), 9.3 % saturation, and 42.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Nutshell (SW 6040) has a hue of 18° (degrees), 17.1 % saturation and 45.9 % brightness/value.

Nutshell (SW 6040) is cool or warm?

The color Nutshell (SW 6040) is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Nutshell (SW 6040)? (For interior and product design)

Nutshell (SW 6040) has an LRV of nearly 14.3. 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

Nutshell (SW 6040)

LRV 14.3

Light Color

Compare LRV 14.3 of Nutshell (SW 6040) 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 14.3 puts Sherwin Williams Nutshell (SW 6040) 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

Nutshell (SW 6040) (Paint - Sherwin Williams) color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #756761

Hex triplet: #756761
Red: 75
Green: 67
Blue: 61

RGBA / RGB rgb(117, 103, 97)

Red: 117 (45.9%)
Green: 103 (40.4%)
Blue: 97 (38.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 11.97%
Yellow: 17.09%
Key: 54.12%

HSL hsl(18deg, 9.3 %, 42.0 %)

Hue: 18°
Saturation: 9.35 %
Lightness: 41.96 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 18°
Saturation: 17.09 %
Brightness / Value: 45.88 %

RYB ryb(102, 116, 116)

Red: 102 (40.1%)
Yellow: 116 (45.5%)
Blue: 116 (45.4%)

HWB

Hue: 18°
Whiteness: 38.04 %
Blackness: 54.12 %

CMY

Cyan: 54.12%
Magenta: 59.61%
Yellow: 61.96%

XYZ

X: 14.34
Y: 14.35
Z: 13.32

YXY

Y1: 14.35
X: 0.34
Y2: 0.34

CIE-Lab

L: 44.72
A: 4.46
B: 5.41

CIE-Lch

L: 44.72
C: 7.01
H: 50.48

CIE-Luv

L: 44.72
U: 8.76
V: 6.25

Hunter-Lab

L: 37.88
A: 1.32
B: 5.66

Other

LRV: ~ 14.3 %
Munsell Color System: 7.7YR 4.3/1.1

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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 Nutshell (SW 6040) (Paint - Sherwin Williams)

These are the named colors closest to Nutshell (SW 6040) (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).

#696969 Color Dim Gray

92.79% match | ΔE 7.21

#645452 Color Wenge

92.76% match | ΔE 7.24

#676767 Color Granite Gray

92.72% match | ΔE 7.28

#836953 Color Pastel Brown

92.31% match | ΔE 7.69

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

Pantone PMS

Nutshell (SW 6040) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone PMS. Conversion of Nutshell (SW 6040) to Pantone PMS

#6C6463 Color PANTONE 2334 C

96.19% match | ΔE 3.81

#7F6A5E Color PANTONE 4272 C

96.04% match | ΔE 3.96

#6F5D58 Color PANTONE 4258 C

96.00% match | ΔE 4.00

#675E60 Color PANTONE 10385 C

94.15% match | ΔE 5.85

RAL Classic

Nutshell (SW 6040) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Classic. Conversion of Nutshell (SW 6040) to RAL Classic

#766A5E Color RAL 7006 - Beige Gray

96.13% match | ΔE 3.87

#6B665E Color RAL 7039 - Quartz Gray

94.49% match | ΔE 5.51

RAL Design

Nutshell (SW 6040) similar/equivalent colors from RAL Design. Conversion of Nutshell (SW 6040) to RAL Design

#675B58 Color RAL 040 40 05 - Ash Brown

95.16% match | ΔE 4.84

#6F5B52 Color RAL 050 40 10 - Mocha Black

95.08% match | ΔE 4.92

#817265 Color RAL 070 50 10 - Saruk Grey

94.48% match | ΔE 5.52

#857266 Color RAL 060 50 10 - Sandstone Grey

94.44% match | ΔE 5.56

Pantone TCX

Nutshell (SW 6040) similar/equivalent colors from Pantone TCX. Conversion of Nutshell (SW 6040) to Pantone TCX

#816D5E Color PANTONE 18-1017 TCX - Caribou

94.84% match | ΔE 5.16

#6C6868 Color PANTONE 18-0601 TCX - Charcoal Gray

94.68% match | ΔE 5.32

#6A6668 Color PANTONE 18-4012 TCX - Gray Maze

93.99% match | ΔE 6.01

#695650 Color PANTONE 18-1307 TCX - Coffee Quartz

93.66% match | ΔE 6.34

British Standard 4800

Nutshell (SW 6040) similar/equivalent colors from British Standard 4800. Conversion of Nutshell (SW 6040) to British Standard 4800

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

92.64% match | ΔE 7.36

Paint similar to Nutshell (SW 6040) (Paint - Sherwin Williams)

These are the real paint colors closest to Nutshell (SW 6040) (Paint - Sherwin Williams) from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Nutshell (SW 6040) once it is on a wall.

Farrow & Ball

Nutshell (SW 6040) similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Nutshell (SW 6040) to Farrow & Ball

#736660 Color London Clay (244)

99.33% match | ΔE 0.67

#706556 Color Salon Drab (290)

94.25% match | ΔE 5.75

#6E6656 Color Pantalon (221)

92.73% match | ΔE 7.27

#7D634E Color Wainscot (55)

92.63% match | ΔE 7.37

Sherwin Williams

Nutshell (SW 6040) similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Nutshell (SW 6040) to Sherwin Williams

#6E615F Color Browse Brown (SW 6012)

96.87% match | ΔE 3.13

#6D6562 Color Folkstone (SW 6005)

96.82% match | ΔE 3.18

#665D57 Color Manor House (SW 7505)

95.16% match | ΔE 4.84

#7A6455 Color Cobble Brown (SW 6082)

95.16% match | ΔE 4.84

Dunn-Edwards

Nutshell (SW 6040) similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Nutshell (SW 6040) to Dunn-Edwards

#6F5D57 Color Missing Link (DE 6041)

96.09% match | ΔE 3.91

#806B5D Color Bannister Brown (DE 6069)

95.35% match | ΔE 4.65

#655856 Color Louisiana Mud (DE 6398)

94.06% match | ΔE 5.94

#876D5E Color Wandering Road (DE 6076)

93.58% match | ΔE 6.42

Valspar

Nutshell (SW 6040) similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of Nutshell (SW 6040) to Valspar

#706A67 Color Vintage Boots (M350)

96.06% match | ΔE 3.94

#6A5F5E Color Night Skyscraper (V127-6)

95.79% match | ΔE 4.21

#846B59 Color Scented Candle (2006-9B)

93.44% match | ΔE 6.56

#826455 Color Brown Bark (2004-9B)

93.22% match | ΔE 6.78

PPG Paints

Nutshell (SW 6040) similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of Nutshell (SW 6040) to PPG Paints

#7D685B Color Warrior (PPG1076-6)

95.99% match | ΔE 4.01

#6F6A68 Color Gibraltar Gray (PPG1002-6)

95.50% match | ΔE 4.50

#665D59 Color Oswego Tea (PPG1005-6)

95.29% match | ΔE 4.71

#76604E Color Chocolate Ripple (PPG1078-7)

93.71% match | ΔE 6.29

Behr

Nutshell (SW 6040) similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Nutshell (SW 6040) to Behr

#7E6657 Color Cocoa Shell (HDC-AC-05)

94.82% match | ΔE 5.18

#685951 Color Museum (MQ2-44)

94.73% match | ΔE 5.27

#6A6661 Color Chinchilla (PPU24-03)

94.70% match | ΔE 5.30

#696465 Color Arabian Veil (PPU17-19)

94.50% match | ΔE 5.50

Benjamin Moore

Nutshell (SW 6040) similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of Nutshell (SW 6040) to Benjamin Moore

#6D5854 Color Velvet Plum (CSP-420)

93.85% match | ΔE 6.15

#6F5B5C Color Amazon Soil (2115-30)

93.60% match | ΔE 6.40

#836F5D Color Maple Shadows (1022)

93.47% match | ΔE 6.53

#6A6967 Color Burnt Ember (CSP-120)

93.38% match | ΔE 6.62

Color Combinations

View more Sherwin Williams Nutshell (SW 6040) - #756761 color palettes and coordinating colors

211D1C

3D3633

594E4A

756761

908079

A79A95

BEB5B1

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.

75616F

756165

756761

757161

6F7561

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.

756761

617567

676175

Triadic Color Palette

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

756761

657561

616F75

716175

Tetradic Color Palette

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

756761

827670

908580

9E9490

ACA3A0

BAB3B0

C7C2BF

D5D1CF

E3E0DF

F1EFEF

FFFFFF

Nutshell (SW 6040) - #756761 Tints

756761

695C57

5D524D

514843

463D3A

3A3330

2E2926

231E1D

171413

0B0A09

000000

Nutshell (SW 6040) - #756761 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#756761

Nutshell (SW 6040)

#616F75

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 Nutshell (SW 6040) - #756761?

Color that best contrast with Sherwin Williams Nutshell (SW 6040) - #756761 is #616F75, 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.