Aurora Brown (SW 2837)
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Aurora Brown (SW 2837) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Aurora Brown
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Aurora 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 Aurora 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 | English Manor | 2103-20 | 8.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Deep Cherrywood | ECC-42-3 | 8 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Double Chocolate | 2011-8 | 9 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Warm Mahogany | 1060-7 | 8 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Aurora Brown (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Aurora Brown
Darker than Aurora Brown
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2837 |
| Hex | #6A4238 |
| RGB | 106, 66, 56 |
| HSL | 12°, 31%, 32% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 32.4, 16.1, 13.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Aurora Brown (SW 2837), published as #6A4238
#5D3A37
#784A37
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Aurora Brown (SW 2837)?
- Aurora Brown has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Aurora Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Aurora Brown in another brand?
- English Manor (BM 2103-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Aurora Brown warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Aurora Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.3; 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.