Bison (SW 1084)
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Bison (SW 1084) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bison
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Bison 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 Bison, 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 | Raisin | 1237 | 11.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Well Bred Brown | MQ2-05 | 9.9 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Brooklyn Brownstone | 2003-9A | 11 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Caramelized Walnut | 1074-6 | 10 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Bison (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Bison
Darker than Bison
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 1084 |
| Hex | #705749 |
| RGB | 112, 87, 73 |
| HSL | 22°, 21%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.1, 8.1, 12.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bison (SW 1084), published as #705749
#624E48
#7E6048
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bison (SW 1084)?
- Bison has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bison is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bison in another brand?
- Raisin (BM 1237) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bison warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Bison as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.1; 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.