Moroccan Spice (SW 6060)
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Moroccan Spice (SW 6060) is a deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 22, so it reflects about 22 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Moroccan Spice
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Moroccan Spice 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 Moroccan Spice, 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 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Chocolate Delight | N160-5 | 21 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Country Path | 2001-9B | 22 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tattered Teddy | 1072-5 | 24 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Moroccan Spice (LRV 22) by LRV.
Lighter than Moroccan Spice
Darker than Moroccan Spice
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6060 |
| Hex | #9D7868 |
| RGB | 157, 120, 104 |
| HSL | 18°, 21%, 51% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 22 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 53.6, 12.1, 14.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Moroccan Spice (SW 6060), published as #9D7868
#8E6F67
#AC8168
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Moroccan Spice (SW 6060)?
- Moroccan Spice has an LRV of 22. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Moroccan Spice is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Moroccan Spice in another brand?
- Fox Hollow Brown (BM 1235) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Moroccan Spice warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Moroccan Spice as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.4; 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.