Terra Brun (SW 6048)
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Terra Brun (SW 6048) 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 Terra Brun
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Terra Brun 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 Terra Brun, 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 | Terrazzo Brown | CSP-360 | 7.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Death By Chocolate | MQ1-54 | 7 | 5.1 | clearly different |
| Valspar | Rich Chocolate | 1005-9A | 9 | 6.8 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Bird House Brown | 1072-7 | 8 | 5.6 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Terra Brun (LRV 5) by LRV.
Lighter than Terra Brun
Darker than Terra Brun
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6048 |
| Hex | #5A382D |
| RGB | 90, 56, 45 |
| HSL | 15°, 33%, 26% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 27.3, 13.7, 13.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Terra Brun (SW 6048), published as #5A382D
#4D302C
#67402C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Terra Brun (SW 6048)?
- Terra Brun has an LRV of 5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Terra Brun is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Terra Brun in another brand?
- Terrazzo Brown (BM CSP-360) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Terra Brun warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Terra Brun as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.1; 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.