Nutshell (SW 6040)
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Nutshell (SW 6040) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Nutshell
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Nutshell 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 Nutshell, 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 | Bear Creek | 1470 | 16.1 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Mountain Ridge | 780B-6 | 14.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Marron | 1004-9B | 16 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Bold Brandy | 1017-6 | 14 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Nutshell (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Nutshell
Darker than Nutshell
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6040 |
| Hex | #756761 |
| RGB | 117, 103, 97 |
| HSL | 18°, 9%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.7, 4.5, 5.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Nutshell (SW 6040), published as #756761
#665E5F
#847061
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Nutshell (SW 6040)?
- Nutshell has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Nutshell is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Nutshell in another brand?
- Mountain Ridge (Behr 780B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Nutshell warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Nutshell as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.4; 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.