Hickory Smoke (SW 7027)
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Hickory Smoke (SW 7027) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hickory Smoke
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Hickory Smoke 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 Hickory Smoke, 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 | Ferret Brown | 2108-10 | 8.8 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Rare Wood | MQ2-39 | 7.7 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Cabin Plank | 2011-10 | 8 | 5.1 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Sarsaparilla | 1018-7 | 8 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Hickory Smoke (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Hickory Smoke
Darker than Hickory Smoke
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7027 |
| Hex | #564537 |
| RGB | 86, 69, 55 |
| HSL | 27°, 22%, 28% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 30.7, 4.9, 11.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hickory Smoke (SW 7027), published as #564537
#493D36
#644D36
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hickory Smoke (SW 7027)?
- Hickory Smoke has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hickory Smoke is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Hickory Smoke in another brand?
- Ferret Brown (BM 2108-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.2 (very close).
- Is Hickory Smoke warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Hickory Smoke as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.2; 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.