Rookwood Dark Brown (SW 2808)
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Rookwood Dark Brown (SW 2808) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rookwood Dark Brown
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Rookwood Dark 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 Dark 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 | French Press | AF-170 | 9.9 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Roasted Nuts | UL130-2 | 8.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cabin Plank | 2011-10 | 8 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chestnut | 15-23 | 8 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Rookwood Dark Brown (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Rookwood Dark Brown
Darker than Rookwood Dark Brown
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2808 |
| Hex | #5F4D43 |
| RGB | 95, 77, 67 |
| HSL | 21°, 17%, 32% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.3, 5.9, 8.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rookwood Dark Brown (SW 2808), published as #5F4D43
#514542
#6D5643
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rookwood Dark Brown (SW 2808)?
- Rookwood Dark Brown has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rookwood Dark Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rookwood Dark Brown in another brand?
- French Press (BM AF-170) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Rookwood Dark Brown warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Rookwood Dark Brown as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.8; 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.