Chinchilla (SW 6011)
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Chinchilla (SW 6011) is a deep, neutral brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 20, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chinchilla
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Chinchilla 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 Chinchilla, 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 | Smoked Oyster | 2109-40 | 23 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Complex Gray | N140-5 | 19.9 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Thorny Brush | 1001-9B | 20 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cinnamon Toast | 1017-5 | 22 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Chinchilla (LRV 20) by LRV.
Lighter than Chinchilla
Darker than Chinchilla
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6011 |
| Hex | #867875 |
| RGB | 134, 120, 117 |
| HSL | 11°, 7%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.6, 4.8, 3.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chinchilla (SW 6011), published as #867875
#776F73
#968175
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chinchilla (SW 6011)?
- Chinchilla has an LRV of 20. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chinchilla is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chinchilla in another brand?
- Thorny Brush (Valspar 1001-9B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Chinchilla warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Chinchilla as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.6; 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.