Tea Chest (SW 6103)
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Tea Chest (SW 6103) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tea Chest
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Tea Chest 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 Tea Chest, 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 | Sedona Brown | 1127 | 14 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Folk Guitar | N260-7 | 13.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Muddy Mississippi | 3004-9A | 15 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fig Branches | 1085-7 | 14 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Tea Chest (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Tea Chest
Darker than Tea Chest
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6103 |
| Hex | #7D644D |
| RGB | 125, 100, 77 |
| HSL | 29°, 24%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.3, 6.6, 16.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tea Chest (SW 6103), published as #7D644D
#6F5B4C
#8B6D4C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tea Chest (SW 6103)?
- Tea Chest has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tea Chest is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tea Chest in another brand?
- Sedona Brown (BM 1127) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tea Chest warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Tea Chest 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.