Tanbark (SW 6061)
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Tanbark (SW 6061) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tanbark
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Tanbark 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 Tanbark, 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 | Coyote Trail | 1224 | 16.7 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Clay Pot | PPU3-17 | 15.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Rustic Earth | 2007-7A | 17 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Suede Leather | 1072-6 | 16 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Tanbark (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Tanbark
Darker than Tanbark
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6061 |
| Hex | #896656 |
| RGB | 137, 102, 86 |
| HSL | 19°, 23%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.3, 11.8, 14.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tanbark (SW 6061), published as #896656
#7B5D55
#986F55
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tanbark (SW 6061)?
- Tanbark has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tanbark is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tanbark in another brand?
- Suede Leather (PPG 1072-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tanbark warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Tanbark as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.5; 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.