Swing Brown (SW 6046)
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Swing Brown (SW 6046) is a deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 20, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Swing Brown
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Swing 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 Swing 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 | Fox Hollow Brown | 1235 | 21.6 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Chocolate Delight | N160-5 | 21 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Roadhouse Tavern | 2002-9B | 20 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Woodchuck | 1016-6 | 19 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Swing Brown (LRV 20) by LRV.
Lighter than Swing Brown
Darker than Swing Brown
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6046 |
| Hex | #947569 |
| RGB | 148, 117, 105 |
| HSL | 17°, 17%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.9, 10.3, 11.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Swing Brown (SW 6046), published as #947569
#856C68
#A37E69
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Swing Brown (SW 6046)?
- Swing Brown has an LRV of 20. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Swing Brown is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Swing Brown in another brand?
- Chocolate Delight (Behr N160-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Swing Brown warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Swing Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.2; 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.