Dormer Brown (SW 7521)
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Dormer Brown (SW 7521) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 32, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dormer Brown
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dormer Brown by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Dormer 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 | Beach House Beige | 1083 | 32.9 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Roasted Hazelnut | HDC-WR14-3 | 32.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Changing Seasons | 3001-9C | 33 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sauteed Mushroom | 1085-5 | 31 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Dormer Brown (LRV 32) by LRV.
Lighter than Dormer Brown
Darker than Dormer Brown
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7521 |
| Hex | #AD947C |
| RGB | 173, 148, 124 |
| HSL | 29°, 23%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 32 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.9, 5.6, 16.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dormer Brown (SW 7521), published as #AD947C
#9E8A7B
#BD9E7B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dormer Brown (SW 7521)?
- Dormer Brown has an LRV of 32. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dormer Brown is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dormer Brown in another brand?
- Roasted Hazelnut (Behr HDC-WR14-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dormer Brown warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dormer Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.2; 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.