Brandywine (SW 7710)
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Brandywine (SW 7710) 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 Brandywine
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Brandywine 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 Brandywine, 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 | Masada | AF-220 | 18.6 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Drum Solo | T11-9 | 19.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Pale Cordovan | 3010-7 | 19 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ginger Spice | 1070-6 | 20 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Brandywine (LRV 19) by LRV.
Lighter than Brandywine
Darker than Brandywine
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7710 |
| Hex | #A56C4A |
| RGB | 165, 108, 74 |
| HSL | 22°, 38%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.9, 19.0, 28.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brandywine (SW 7710), published as #A56C4A
#976349
#B47549
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brandywine (SW 7710)?
- Brandywine has an LRV of 19. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brandywine is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Brandywine in another brand?
- Drum Solo (Behr T11-9) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Brandywine warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Brandywine as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.2; 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.