Velvety Chestnut (SW 9079)
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Velvety Chestnut (SW 9079) is a deep, warm orange from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 27, so it reflects about 27 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Velvety Chestnut
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Velvety Chestnut by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Velvety Chestnut, 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 | Cougar Brown | 2106-40 | 24.9 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Pink Granite | BNC-11 | 26.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Navajo Horizon | 2003-9C | 27 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bedford Brown | 1060-5 | 28 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams orange colors nearest to Velvety Chestnut (LRV 27) by LRV.
Lighter than Velvety Chestnut
Darker than Velvety Chestnut
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9079 |
| Hex | #A2877D |
| RGB | 162, 135, 125 |
| HSL | 16°, 17%, 56% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 27 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.5, 8.6, 9.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Velvety Chestnut (SW 9079), published as #A2877D
#937E7B
#B2907D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Velvety Chestnut (SW 9079)?
- Velvety Chestnut has an LRV of 27. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Velvety Chestnut is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Velvety Chestnut in another brand?
- Pink Granite (Behr BNC-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Velvety Chestnut warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Velvety Chestnut as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.2; 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.