Kaffee (SW 6104)
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Kaffee (SW 6104) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Kaffee
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Kaffee 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 Kaffee, 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 | Sierra Spruce | 2108-20 | 9.7 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Hickory Grove | ECC-20-3 | 9.3 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Dark Earth | 3011-8 | 11 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Pumpernickel | 15-22 | 9 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Kaffee (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Kaffee
Darker than Kaffee
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6104 |
| Hex | #65503D |
| RGB | 101, 80, 61 |
| HSL | 29°, 25%, 32% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.7, 5.8, 14.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Kaffee (SW 6104), published as #65503D
#58473C
#73593C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Kaffee (SW 6104)?
- Kaffee has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Kaffee is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Kaffee in another brand?
- Hickory Grove (Behr ECC-20-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Kaffee warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Kaffee as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.5; 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.