Tree Branch (SW 7525)
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Tree Branch (SW 7525) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 19, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tree Branch
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Tree Branch 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 Tree Branch, 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 | Long Valley Birch | 1021 | 19.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Whiskey Barrel | N230-6 | 17.4 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Scented Candle | 2006-9B | 19 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Derby Brown | 1073-6 | 18 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Tree Branch (LRV 19) by LRV.
Lighter than Tree Branch
Darker than Tree Branch
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7525 |
| Hex | #8A7362 |
| RGB | 138, 115, 98 |
| HSL | 26°, 17%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.2, 6.3, 12.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tree Branch (SW 7525), published as #8A7362
#7B6A61
#997C62
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tree Branch (SW 7525)?
- Tree Branch has an LRV of 19. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tree Branch is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tree Branch in another brand?
- Long Valley Birch (BM 1021) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Tree Branch warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Tree Branch as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.8; 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.