Mulberry Silk (SW 0001)
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Mulberry Silk (SW 0001) is a deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 20, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mulberry Silk
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Mulberry Silk by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Mulberry Silk, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Weathered Bark | 2098-40 | 23.8 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Chocolate Delight | N160-5 | 21 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Roadhouse Tavern | 2002-9B | 20 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Woodchuck | 1016-6 | 19 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Mulberry Silk (LRV 20) by LRV.
Lighter than Mulberry Silk
Darker than Mulberry Silk
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0001 |
| Hex | #94766C |
| RGB | 148, 118, 108 |
| HSL | 15°, 16%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.2, 10.1, 10.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mulberry Silk (SW 0001), published as #94766C
#856D6A
#A37F6C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mulberry Silk (SW 0001)?
- Mulberry Silk has an LRV of 20. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mulberry Silk is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mulberry Silk in another brand?
- Chocolate Delight (Behr N160-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mulberry Silk warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Mulberry Silk as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.0; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.