Cardboard (SW 6124)
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Cardboard (SW 6124) is a deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 22, so it reflects about 22 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cardboard
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cardboard 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 Cardboard, 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 | Caramel Apple | 1042 | 22.4 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Westminster | N270-6 | 22.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Praline Cake | 3004-7A | 22 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Cocoa Cupcake | 1086-7 | 21 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Cardboard (LRV 22) by LRV.
Lighter than Cardboard
Darker than Cardboard
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6124 |
| Hex | #9C7A56 |
| RGB | 156, 122, 86 |
| HSL | 31°, 29%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 22 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 53.7, 8.3, 24.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cardboard (SW 6124), published as #9C7A56
#8E7155
#AB8355
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cardboard (SW 6124)?
- Cardboard has an LRV of 22. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cardboard is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cardboard in another brand?
- Westminster (Behr N270-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Cardboard warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cardboard as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.7; 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.