Folkstone (SW 6005)
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Folkstone (SW 6005) is a very deep, neutral brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Folkstone
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Folkstone 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 Folkstone, 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 | Coachman's Cape | CSP-90 | 14 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Trail Print | 790F-6 | 13.5 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Hunting Boots | 1001-9A | 12 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Gibraltar Gray | 1002-6 | 15 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Folkstone (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Folkstone
Darker than Folkstone
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6005 |
| Hex | #6D6562 |
| RGB | 109, 101, 98 |
| HSL | 16°, 5%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 43.4, 2.6, 2.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Folkstone (SW 6005), published as #6D6562
#5E5C60
#7C6E62
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Folkstone (SW 6005)?
- Folkstone has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Folkstone is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Folkstone in another brand?
- Trail Print (Behr 790F-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Folkstone warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Folkstone as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 2.8; 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.