Jute Brown (SW 6096)
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Jute Brown (SW 6096) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Jute Brown
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Jute 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 Jute 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 | Hidden Valley | 1134 | 12.7 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Spice Bazaar | PPU4-18 | 14 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Natural Cork | 2008-7A | 16 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Maple Syrup | 1084-7 | 11 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Jute Brown (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Jute Brown
Darker than Jute Brown
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6096 |
| Hex | #815D40 |
| RGB | 129, 93, 64 |
| HSL | 27°, 34%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.6, 11.0, 22.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Jute Brown (SW 6096), published as #815D40
#73543F
#8F663F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Jute Brown (SW 6096)?
- Jute Brown has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Jute Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Jute Brown in another brand?
- Hidden Valley (BM 1134) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Jute Brown warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Jute Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.4; 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.