Sable (SW 6083)
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Sable (SW 6083) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sable
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sable 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 Sable, 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 | French Press | AF-170 | 9.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Roasted Nuts | UL130-2 | 8.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cabin Plank | 2011-10 | 8 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Fudge Truffle | 1075-7 | 8 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Sable (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Sable
Darker than Sable
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6083 |
| Hex | #5F4B3F |
| RGB | 95, 75, 63 |
| HSL | 23°, 20%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 33.6, 6.5, 10.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sable (SW 6083), published as #5F4B3F
#51433E
#6D543F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sable (SW 6083)?
- Sable has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sable is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sable in another brand?
- Roasted Nuts (Behr UL130-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sable warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sable as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.4; 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.