Nuthatch (SW 6088)
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Nuthatch (SW 6088) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 19, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Nuthatch
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Nuthatch 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 Nuthatch, 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 | Carob | AF-160 | 18.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Wild Mustang | N240-6 | 18.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Dark Toast | 3001-9B | 21 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Cocoa Delight | 1078-6 | 18 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Nuthatch (LRV 19) by LRV.
Lighter than Nuthatch
Darker than Nuthatch
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6088 |
| Hex | #8E725F |
| RGB | 142, 114, 95 |
| HSL | 24°, 20%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.2, 8.1, 14.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Nuthatch (SW 6088), published as #8E725F
#7F695E
#9D7B5E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Nuthatch (SW 6088)?
- Nuthatch has an LRV of 19. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Nuthatch is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Nuthatch in another brand?
- Wild Mustang (Behr N240-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Nuthatch warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Nuthatch as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.7; 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.