Decorous Amber (SW 0007)
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Decorous Amber (SW 0007) is a deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 22, so it reflects about 22 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Decorous Amber
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Decorous Amber 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 Decorous Amber, 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 | Lenape Trail | 1222 | 25.2 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Glazed Pot | PPU3-15 | 21.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mesabi Copper | 2005-5A | 23 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Nutmeg | 1068-6 | 21 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Decorous Amber (LRV 22) by LRV.
Lighter than Decorous Amber
Darker than Decorous Amber
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 0007 |
| Hex | #AC7559 |
| RGB | 172, 117, 89 |
| HSL | 20°, 33%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 22 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.3, 18.3, 24.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Decorous Amber (SW 0007), published as #AC7559
#9E6C58
#BB7E58
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Decorous Amber (SW 0007)?
- Decorous Amber has an LRV of 22. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Decorous Amber is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Decorous Amber in another brand?
- Mesabi Copper (Valspar 2005-5A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Decorous Amber warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Decorous Amber as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.2; 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.