Steady Brown (SW 6110)
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Steady Brown (SW 6110) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 16, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Steady Brown
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Steady 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 Steady 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 | Weathered Oak | 1050 | 15.1 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Split Rail | N250-6 | 17.1 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Standing Still | 2008-7B | 17 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Slippery Stone | 1080-7 | 16 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Steady Brown (LRV 16) by LRV.
Lighter than Steady Brown
Darker than Steady Brown
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6110 |
| Hex | #8A6B4D |
| RGB | 138, 107, 77 |
| HSL | 30°, 28%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.6, 8.2, 21.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Steady Brown (SW 6110), published as #8A6B4D
#7C624C
#99744C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Steady Brown (SW 6110)?
- Steady Brown has an LRV of 16. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Steady Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Steady Brown in another brand?
- Slippery Stone (PPG 1080-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Steady Brown warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Steady Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.5; 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.