Bateau Brown (SW 6033)
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Bateau Brown (SW 6033) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bateau Brown
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Bateau 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 Bateau 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 | Pinch of Spice | 1449 | 14.6 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | River Rocks | N130-6 | 14.3 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Western Clay | 2009-8 | 14 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bold Brandy | 1017-6 | 14 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Bateau Brown (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Bateau Brown
Darker than Bateau Brown
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6033 |
| Hex | #7A5F5A |
| RGB | 122, 95, 90 |
| HSL | 9°, 15%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.9, 10.2, 7.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bateau Brown (SW 6033), published as #7A5F5A
#6C5658
#89685A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bateau Brown (SW 6033)?
- Bateau Brown has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bateau Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bateau Brown in another brand?
- Western Clay (Valspar 2009-8) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Bateau Brown warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Bateau Brown as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.1; 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.