Hushed Auburn (SW 9080)
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Hushed Auburn (SW 9080) is a deep, warm orange from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 26, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Hushed Auburn
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Hushed Auburn 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 Hushed Auburn, 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 | Mudslide | 2095-40 | 25.3 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Hickory Branch | HDC-NT-07 | 25.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Clay Dusk | 1008-9B | 24 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bedford Brown | 1060-5 | 28 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams orange colors nearest to Hushed Auburn (LRV 26) by LRV.
Lighter than Hushed Auburn
Darker than Hushed Auburn
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9080 |
| Hex | #A8857A |
| RGB | 168, 133, 122 |
| HSL | 14°, 21%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.5, 11.7, 11.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Hushed Auburn (SW 9080), published as #A8857A
#997C78
#B88E7A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Hushed Auburn (SW 9080)?
- Hushed Auburn has an LRV of 26. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Hushed Auburn is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Hushed Auburn in another brand?
- Hickory Branch (Behr HDC-NT-07) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Hushed Auburn warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Hushed Auburn as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.0; 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.