Thatch Brown (SW 6145)
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Thatch Brown (SW 6145) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 17, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Thatch Brown
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Thatch 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 Thatch 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 | Cambridge Riverbed | 1035 | 19.2 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Sweet Georgia Brown | 280F-6 | 18 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Grecian Helmet | 3006-9A | 16 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Salted Pretzel | 1077-6 | 16 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Thatch Brown (LRV 17) by LRV.
Lighter than Thatch Brown
Darker than Thatch Brown
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6145 |
| Hex | #867057 |
| RGB | 134, 112, 87 |
| HSL | 32°, 21%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.7, 4.8, 17.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Thatch Brown (SW 6145), published as #867057
#786756
#957956
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Thatch Brown (SW 6145)?
- Thatch Brown has an LRV of 17. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Thatch Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Thatch Brown in another brand?
- Cambridge Riverbed (BM 1035) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Thatch Brown warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Thatch Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.1; 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.