Reddened Earth (SW 6053)
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Reddened Earth (SW 6053) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 19, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Reddened Earth
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Reddened Earth 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 Reddened Earth, 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 | Tea Room | AF-270 | 20.2 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Gentle Doe | 170F-6 | 19.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Rio Grande Mud | 2005-7A | 18 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Safari Brown | 1061-6 | 18 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Reddened Earth (LRV 19) by LRV.
Lighter than Reddened Earth
Darker than Reddened Earth
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6053 |
| Hex | #9C6E63 |
| RGB | 156, 110, 99 |
| HSL | 12°, 22%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.8, 16.8, 13.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Reddened Earth (SW 6053), published as #9C6E63
#8D6562
#AB7763
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Reddened Earth (SW 6053)?
- Reddened Earth has an LRV of 19. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Reddened Earth is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Reddened Earth in another brand?
- Gentle Doe (Behr 170F-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Reddened Earth warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Reddened Earth as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.4; 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.