Craftsman Brown (SW 2835)
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Craftsman Brown (SW 2835) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 31, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Craftsman Brown
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Craftsman Brown by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Craftsman 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 | Beach House Beige | 1083 | 32.9 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Nomadic | HDC-NT-22 | 31.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Changing Seasons | 3001-9C | 33 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sauteed Mushroom | 1085-5 | 31 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Craftsman Brown (LRV 31) by LRV.
Lighter than Craftsman Brown
Darker than Craftsman Brown
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2835 |
| Hex | #AE9278 |
| RGB | 174, 146, 120 |
| HSL | 29°, 25%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.4, 6.6, 17.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Craftsman Brown (SW 2835), published as #AE9278
#9F8877
#BE9C77
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Craftsman Brown (SW 2835)?
- Craftsman Brown has an LRV of 31. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Craftsman Brown is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Craftsman Brown in another brand?
- Nomadic (Behr HDC-NT-22) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Craftsman Brown warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Craftsman Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.7; 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.