Fairfax Brown (SW 2856)
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Fairfax Brown (SW 2856) 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 Fairfax Brown
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Fairfax 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 Fairfax 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 | Java | 2106-10 | 8.7 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Wild Horse | S-G-770 | 7.9 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Roasted Coffee | 2009-10 | 9 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Fudge | 1073-7 | 8 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Fairfax Brown (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Fairfax Brown
Darker than Fairfax Brown
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 2856 |
| Hex | #61463A |
| RGB | 97, 70, 58 |
| HSL | 18°, 25%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 32.3, 9.8, 11.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fairfax Brown (SW 2856), published as #61463A
#543E39
#6F4E39
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fairfax Brown (SW 2856)?
- Fairfax 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 Fairfax Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fairfax Brown in another brand?
- Fudge (PPG 1073-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Fairfax Brown warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Fairfax Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.8; 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.