Dark Auburn (SW 6034)
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Dark Auburn (SW 6034) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 5, so it reflects about 5 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dark Auburn
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dark Auburn 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 Dark Auburn, 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 | Raphael | CC-2 | 6.7 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Chipotle Paste | PPU2-01 | 6.7 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Spanish Tile | 1010-5 | 6 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Burgundy Wine | 1053-7 | 7 | 4.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Dark Auburn (LRV 5) by LRV.
Lighter than Dark Auburn
Darker than Dark Auburn
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6034 |
| Hex | #5A3532 |
| RGB | 90, 53, 50 |
| HSL | 5°, 29%, 27% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 26.6, 16.2, 8.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dark Auburn (SW 6034), published as #5A3532
#4D2D31
#673D32
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dark Auburn (SW 6034)?
- Dark Auburn has an LRV of 5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dark Auburn is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dark Auburn in another brand?
- Raphael (BM CC-2) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Dark Auburn warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dark Auburn as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.9; 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.