Brevity Brown (SW 6068)
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Brevity Brown (SW 6068) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brevity Brown
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Brevity Brown 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 Brevity 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 | Auberge | 2106-20 | 9.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Double Chocolate | PMD-108 | 9.8 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Cowboy Hat | 3010-8 | 11 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bigfoot | 1061-7 | 10 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Brevity Brown (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Brevity Brown
Darker than Brevity Brown
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6068 |
| Hex | #715243 |
| RGB | 113, 82, 67 |
| HSL | 20°, 26%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.8, 10.8, 13.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brevity Brown (SW 6068), published as #715243
#634942
#7F5B42
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brevity Brown (SW 6068)?
- Brevity Brown has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brevity Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Brevity Brown in another brand?
- Double Chocolate (Behr PMD-108) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Brevity Brown warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Brevity Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.9; 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.