Burnished Brandy (SW 7523)
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Burnished Brandy (SW 7523) 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 Burnished Brandy
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Burnished Brandy 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 Burnished Brandy, 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 | Hidden Valley | 1134 | 12.7 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Outback Brown | BXC-65 | 12.7 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Cowboy Hat | 3010-8 | 11 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Maple Syrup | 1084-7 | 11 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Burnished Brandy (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Burnished Brandy
Darker than Burnished Brandy
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7523 |
| Hex | #7C5C43 |
| RGB | 124, 92, 67 |
| HSL | 26°, 30%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.8, 9.7, 19.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Burnished Brandy (SW 7523), published as #7C5C43
#6E5342
#8A6542
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Burnished Brandy (SW 7523)?
- Burnished Brandy has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Burnished Brandy is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Burnished Brandy in another brand?
- Outback Brown (Behr BXC-65) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Burnished Brandy warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Burnished Brandy as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.5; 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.