Quartersawn Oak (SW 2836)
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Quartersawn Oak (SW 2836) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 16, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Quartersawn Oak
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Quartersawn Oak 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 Quartersawn Oak, 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 | Saddle Soap | 2110-30 | 17.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | French Truffle | N150-5 | 17.1 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Gypsy Leather | 3009-8 | 15 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Suede Leather | 1072-6 | 16 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Quartersawn Oak (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Quartersawn Oak
Darker than Quartersawn Oak
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2836 |
| Hex | #85695B |
| RGB | 133, 105, 91 |
| HSL | 20°, 19%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.8, 9.0, 12.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Quartersawn Oak (SW 2836), published as #85695B
#77605A
#94725B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Quartersawn Oak (SW 2836)?
- Quartersawn Oak has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Quartersawn Oak is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Quartersawn Oak in another brand?
- Saddle Soap (BM 2110-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Quartersawn Oak warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Quartersawn Oak as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.1; 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.