Plum Brown (SW 6272)
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Plum Brown (SW 6272) is a very deep, neutral black from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 6, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Plum Brown
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Plum Brown by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper black, 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 Plum 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 | Vintage Wine | 2116-20 | 8.2 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Dark Burgundy Wine | BXC-09 | 5.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Antique Burgundy | 1011-8 | 5 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Black Elegance | 1004-7 | 7 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams black colors nearest to Plum Brown (LRV 6) by LRV.
Darker than Plum Brown
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6272 |
| Hex | #4E4247 |
| RGB | 78, 66, 71 |
| HSL | 335°, 8%, 28% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 29.3, 6.1, -1.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Plum Brown (SW 6272), published as #4E4247
#403A45
#5D4A47
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Plum Brown (SW 6272)?
- Plum Brown has an LRV of 6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Plum Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Plum Brown in another brand?
- Dark Burgundy Wine (Behr BXC-09) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Plum Brown warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Plum Brown as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.1; 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.