Rookwood Medium Brown (SW 2807)
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Rookwood Medium Brown (SW 2807) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rookwood Medium Brown
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rookwood Medium 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 Medium 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 | Riding Boots | CSP-300 | 10.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Traditional Leather | ICC-81 | 9.3 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Cowboy Hat | 3010-8 | 11 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Truffle | 15-13 | 11 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Rookwood Medium Brown (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Rookwood Medium Brown
Darker than Rookwood Medium Brown
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2807 |
| Hex | #6E5241 |
| RGB | 110, 82, 65 |
| HSL | 23°, 26%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.4, 9.2, 14.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rookwood Medium Brown (SW 2807), published as #6E5241
#604940
#7C5B40
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rookwood Medium Brown (SW 2807)?
- Rookwood Medium Brown has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rookwood Medium Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rookwood Medium Brown in another brand?
- Riding Boots (BM CSP-300) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Rookwood Medium Brown warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rookwood Medium Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.5; 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.