Toile Red (SW 0006)
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Toile Red (SW 0006) is a very deep, warm red from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Toile Red
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Toile Red by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper red, 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 Toile Red, 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 | St. George Red | CW-245 | 14.1 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Moroccan Ruby | S140-6 | 11.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Remember Me Red | 2001-7A | 12 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cherokee Red | 13-02 | 11 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams red colors nearest to Toile Red (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Toile Red
Darker than Toile Red
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0006 |
| Hex | #8B534E |
| RGB | 139, 83, 78 |
| HSL | 5°, 28%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.6, 22.7, 12.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Red |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Toile Red (SW 0006), published as #8B534E
#7D4A4D
#995C4E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Toile Red (SW 0006)?
- Toile Red has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Toile Red is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Toile Red in another brand?
- Moroccan Ruby (Behr S140-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Toile Red warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Toile Red as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.9; 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.