Coconut Husk (SW 6111)
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Coconut Husk (SW 6111) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Coconut Husk
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Coconut Husk 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 Coconut Husk, 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 | Brown Tar | 2110-20 | 10.6 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Clockworks | MQ2-09 | 10.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Dark Earth | 3011-8 | 11 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Maple Syrup | 1084-7 | 11 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Coconut Husk (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Coconut Husk
Darker than Coconut Husk
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6111 |
| Hex | #70573F |
| RGB | 112, 87, 63 |
| HSL | 29°, 28%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.9, 6.8, 17.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coconut Husk (SW 6111), published as #70573F
#624E3E
#7E603E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coconut Husk (SW 6111)?
- Coconut Husk has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Coconut Husk is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Coconut Husk in another brand?
- Clockworks (Behr MQ2-09) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Coconut Husk warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Coconut Husk as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.9; 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.