French Roast (SW 6069)
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French Roast (SW 6069) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 4, so it reflects about 4 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with French Roast
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for French Roast 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 French Roast, 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 | Coffeehouse Chocolate | CW-165 | 6.6 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Heritage Oak | T15-5 | 6.9 | 6.3 | clearly different |
| Valspar | Roasted Coffee | 2009-10 | 9 | 8.9 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Fudge | 1073-7 | 8 | 7.1 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to French Roast (LRV 4) by LRV.
Lighter than French Roast
Darker than French Roast
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6069 |
| Hex | #4F3426 |
| RGB | 79, 52, 38 |
| HSL | 20°, 35%, 23% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 24.5, 10.2, 13.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
French Roast (SW 6069), published as #4F3426
#422C25
#5C3C25
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of French Roast (SW 6069)?
- French Roast has an LRV of 4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so French Roast is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to French Roast in another brand?
- Coffeehouse Chocolate (BM CW-165) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.1 (very close).
- Is French Roast warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists French Roast as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.8; 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.