Portabello (SW 6102)

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Portabello (SW 6102) is a deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 21, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Portabello
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Portabello 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 Portabello, 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 | Spanish Brown | 1028 | 20.1 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Home Sweet Home | MQ2-19 | 22.8 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Mocha Syrup | 3002-9B | 20 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Hat Box Brown | 1085-6 | 20 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Portabello (LRV 21) by LRV.
Lighter than Portabello
Darker than Portabello
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6102 |
| Hex | #947A62 |
| RGB | 148, 122, 98 |
| HSL | 29°, 20%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 53.1, 6.4, 16.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Portabello (SW 6102), published as #947A62
#857161
#A38361
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Portabello (SW 6102)?
- Portabello has an LRV of 21. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Portabello is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Portabello in another brand?
- Mocha Syrup (Valspar 3002-9B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Portabello warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Portabello as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.9; 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.