Rookwood Brown (SW 2806)
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Rookwood Brown (SW 2806) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rookwood Brown
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rookwood Brown 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 Rookwood Brown, 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 | Hidden Valley | 1134 | 12.7 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Rich Walnut | PMD-60 | 13 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Mona's Mane | 3002-9A | 15 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fig Branches | 1085-7 | 14 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Rookwood Brown (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Rookwood Brown
Darker than Rookwood Brown
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2806 |
| Hex | #7F614A |
| RGB | 127, 97, 74 |
| HSL | 26°, 26%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 43.6, 8.9, 17.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rookwood Brown (SW 2806), published as #7F614A
#715849
#8D6A49
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rookwood Brown (SW 2806)?
- Rookwood Brown has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rookwood Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rookwood Brown in another brand?
- Rich Walnut (Behr PMD-60) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Rookwood Brown warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rookwood Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.8; 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.