Polished Mahogany (SW 2838)
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Polished Mahogany (SW 2838) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 3, so it reflects about 3 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Polished Mahogany
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Polished Mahogany by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Polished Mahogany, 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 | Caponata | AF-650 | 6.4 | 5.8 | clearly different |
| Behr | Divine Wine | PPU1-02 | 5.9 | 7.9 | clearly different |
| Valspar | Ancient Burgundy | 1011-6 | 5 | 8.7 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Enchanting Eggplant | 13-07 | 7 | 9.8 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Polished Mahogany (LRV 3) by LRV.
Lighter than Polished Mahogany
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2838 |
| Hex | #432722 |
| RGB | 67, 39, 34 |
| HSL | 9°, 33%, 20% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 19.1, 12.5, 8.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Polished Mahogany (SW 2838), published as #432722
#371F21
#502F21
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Polished Mahogany (SW 2838)?
- Polished Mahogany has an LRV of 3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Polished Mahogany is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Polished Mahogany in another brand?
- Caponata (BM AF-650) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 5.8 (clearly different).
- Is Polished Mahogany warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Polished Mahogany 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.