Fiery Brown (SW 6055)
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Fiery Brown (SW 6055) 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 Fiery Brown
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Fiery Brown 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 Fiery 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 | Raphael | CC-2 | 6.7 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Chipotle Paste | PPU2-01 | 6.7 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Spanish Tile | 1010-5 | 6 | 4.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Burgundy Wine | 1053-7 | 7 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Fiery Brown (LRV 5) by LRV.
Lighter than Fiery Brown
Darker than Fiery Brown
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6055 |
| Hex | #5D3831 |
| RGB | 93, 56, 49 |
| HSL | 10°, 31%, 28% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 27.8, 15.6, 11.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fiery Brown (SW 6055), published as #5D3831
#503030
#6A4030
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fiery Brown (SW 6055)?
- Fiery Brown has an LRV of 5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fiery Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fiery Brown in another brand?
- Raphael (BM CC-2) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.5 (noticeably different).
- Is Fiery Brown warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Fiery Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.3; 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.