Rose Brocade (SW 0004)

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Rose Brocade (SW 0004) is a very deep, warm pink from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 19, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rose Brocade
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rose Brocade by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, 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 Rose Brocade, 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 | Deep Mauve | 1265 | 19.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Clay Ridge | 140F-5 | 17.9 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Fruitwood | 1006-7B | 18 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Clay Ridge | 1053-6 | 18 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams pink colors nearest to Rose Brocade (LRV 19) by LRV.
Lighter than Rose Brocade
Darker than Rose Brocade
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0004 |
| Hex | #996C6E |
| RGB | 153, 108, 110 |
| HSL | 357°, 18%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.2, 18.2, 6.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rose Brocade (SW 0004), published as #996C6E
#8A636C
#A8756E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rose Brocade (SW 0004)?
- Rose Brocade has an LRV of 19. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rose Brocade is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rose Brocade in another brand?
- Deep Mauve (BM 1265) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Rose Brocade warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rose Brocade as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.1; 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.