Umber (SW 6146)
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Umber (SW 6146) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Umber
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Umber 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 Umber, 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 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Ancient Root | PPU4-20 | 10.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Dark Earth | 3011-8 | 11 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Molasses | 1079-7 | 11 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Umber (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Umber
Darker than Umber
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6146 |
| Hex | #6E543C |
| RGB | 110, 84, 60 |
| HSL | 29°, 29%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.8, 7.3, 18.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Umber (SW 6146), published as #6E543C
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#7C5D3B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Umber (SW 6146)?
- Umber has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Umber is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Umber in another brand?
- Ancient Root (Behr PPU4-20) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Umber warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Umber as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.2; 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.