Renwick Heather (SW 2818)
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Renwick Heather (SW 2818) is a deep, neutral brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 21, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Renwick Heather
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Renwick Heather 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 Renwick Heather, 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 | Smoked Oyster | 2109-40 | 23 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Warm Embrace | 730B-5 | 23.4 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Thorny Brush | 1001-9B | 20 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Cinnamon Toast | 1017-5 | 22 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Renwick Heather (LRV 21) by LRV.
Lighter than Renwick Heather
Darker than Renwick Heather
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2818 |
| Hex | #8B7D7B |
| RGB | 139, 125, 123 |
| HSL | 7°, 6%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 53.6, 5.0, 3.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Renwick Heather (SW 2818), published as #8B7D7B
#7B7479
#9B867B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Renwick Heather (SW 2818)?
- Renwick Heather has an LRV of 21. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Renwick Heather is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Renwick Heather in another brand?
- Cinnamon Toast (PPG 1017-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.1 (very close).
- Is Renwick Heather warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Renwick Heather as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.0; 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.