Blackberry (SW 7577)
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Blackberry (SW 7577) is a very deep, neutral brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 5, so it reflects about 5 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blackberry
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Blackberry 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 Blackberry, 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 | Dark Purple | 2073-10 | 5.7 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Hibiscus Punch | PPH-68 | 6 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Ancient Burgundy | 1011-6 | 5 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gooseberry | 1048-7 | 7 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Blackberry (LRV 5) by LRV.
Lighter than Blackberry
Darker than Blackberry
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7577 |
| Hex | #533640 |
| RGB | 83, 54, 64 |
| HSL | 339°, 21%, 27% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 26.3, 14.7, -0.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blackberry (SW 7577), published as #533640
#452E3E
#613E40
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blackberry (SW 7577)?
- Blackberry has an LRV of 5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blackberry is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Blackberry in another brand?
- Ancient Burgundy (Valspar 1011-6) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Blackberry warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Blackberry as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.9; 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.