Homestead Brown (SW 7515)
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Homestead Brown (SW 7515) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Homestead Brown
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Homestead 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 Homestead 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 | Brown Horse | 2108-30 | 12 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Swiss Brown | N210-6 | 12.1 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Garden Walk | 3010-9 | 12 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Introspective | 15-18 | 12 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Homestead Brown (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Homestead Brown
Darker than Homestead Brown
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7515 |
| Hex | #6E5F53 |
| RGB | 110, 95, 83 |
| HSL | 27°, 14%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.4, 4.0, 9.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Homestead Brown (SW 7515), published as #6E5F53
#605652
#7D6853
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Homestead Brown (SW 7515)?
- Homestead Brown has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Homestead Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Homestead Brown in another brand?
- Swiss Brown (Behr N210-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Homestead Brown warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Homestead Brown as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.1; 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.