Dark Brown (SW 7520)
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Dark Brown (SW 7520) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dark Brown
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dark 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 Dark 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 | Mocha Brown | 2107-20 | 10.2 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Well Bred Brown | MQ2-05 | 9.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Roasted Coffee | 2009-10 | 9 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Caramelized Walnut | 1074-6 | 10 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Dark Brown (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Dark Brown
Darker than Dark Brown
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7520 |
| Hex | #6A5143 |
| RGB | 106, 81, 67 |
| HSL | 22°, 23%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.7, 8.3, 12.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dark Brown (SW 7520), published as #6A5143
#5C4842
#785A42
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dark Brown (SW 7520)?
- Dark Brown has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dark Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dark Brown in another brand?
- Well Bred Brown (Behr MQ2-05) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Dark Brown warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dark Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.3; 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.