Muddled Basil (SW 7745)
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Muddled Basil (SW 7745) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Muddled Basil
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Muddled Basil 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 Muddled Basil, 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 | Green Grove | 2138-20 | 9.7 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Shadow Ridge | 730D-7 | 8.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Montana Moss | 6009-3 | 9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Friar's Brown | 1024-7 | 9 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Muddled Basil (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Muddled Basil
Darker than Muddled Basil
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7745 |
| Hex | #5A5243 |
| RGB | 90, 82, 67 |
| HSL | 39°, 15%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.2, 0.5, 10.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Muddled Basil (SW 7745), published as #5A5243
#4C4942
#685B43
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Muddled Basil (SW 7745)?
- Muddled Basil has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Muddled Basil is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Muddled Basil in another brand?
- Shadow Ridge (Behr 730D-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Muddled Basil warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Muddled Basil as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.0; 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.