Brassy (SW 6410)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Brassy (SW 6410) is a deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 24, so it reflects about 24 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brassy
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Brassy by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Brassy, 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 | Brazen | 259 | 22.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Madagascar | UL180-3 | 24.4 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Grecian Olive | 3008-7A | 26 | 4.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Graceful Gazelle | 1105-7 | 27 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Brassy (LRV 24) by LRV.
Lighter than Brassy
Darker than Brassy
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6410 |
| Hex | #9D8344 |
| RGB | 157, 131, 68 |
| HSL | 42°, 40%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 24 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 55.9, 1.9, 37.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brassy (SW 6410), published as #9D8344
#8F7A44
#AC8D42
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Sherwin-Williams
More from Sherwin-Williams
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brassy (SW 6410)?
- Brassy has an LRV of 24. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brassy is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Brassy in another brand?
- Brazen (BM 259) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Brassy warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Brassy as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 37.3; 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.