Pier (SW 7545)
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Pier (SW 7545) is a very deep, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pier
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Pier by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Pier, 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 | Char Brown | 2137-20 | 9.3 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Hickory Grove | ECC-20-3 | 9.3 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Harvest Brown | 6009-2 | 10 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Pumpernickel | 15-22 | 9 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
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Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7545 |
| Hex | #63523D |
| RGB | 99, 82, 61 |
| HSL | 33°, 24%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.0, 3.7, 15.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pier (SW 7545), published as #63523D
#55493C
#715B3C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pier (SW 7545)?
- Pier has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pier is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pier in another brand?
- Hickory Grove (Behr ECC-20-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Pier warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Pier as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.0; 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.