Chateau Brown (SW 7510)
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Chateau Brown (SW 7510) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chateau Brown
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Chateau 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 Chateau 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 | Hearthstone Brown | 2109-20 | 8.8 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Iced Espresso | PMD-91 | 7.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cabin Plank | 2011-10 | 8 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sarsaparilla | 1018-7 | 8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Chateau Brown (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Chateau Brown
Darker than Chateau Brown
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7510 |
| Hex | #5B4B44 |
| RGB | 91, 75, 68 |
| HSL | 18°, 14%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 33.3, 5.5, 6.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chateau Brown (SW 7510), published as #5B4B44
#4D4343
#695444
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chateau Brown (SW 7510)?
- Chateau Brown has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chateau Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chateau Brown in another brand?
- Iced Espresso (Behr PMD-91) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Chateau Brown warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Chateau Brown as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.7; 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.