Fawn Brindle (SW 7640)
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Fawn Brindle (SW 7640) is a deep, warm greige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 36, so it reflects about 36 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fawn Brindle
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Fawn Brindle by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Fawn Brindle, 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 | River Reflections | 1552 | 35.3 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | True Taupewood | PPU24-09 | 35.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Aspen Gray | 6004-2A | 34 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Stonehenge Greige | 1024-5 | 34 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams greige colors nearest to Fawn Brindle (LRV 36) by LRV.
Lighter than Fawn Brindle
Darker than Fawn Brindle
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7640 |
| Hex | #A7A094 |
| RGB | 167, 160, 148 |
| HSL | 38°, 10%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 36 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.1, 0.4, 7.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fawn Brindle (SW 7640), published as #A7A094
#979692
#B8AA94
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fawn Brindle (SW 7640)?
- Fawn Brindle has an LRV of 36. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fawn Brindle is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fawn Brindle in another brand?
- River Reflections (BM 1552) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fawn Brindle warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Fawn Brindle as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.2; 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.