Caraïbe (SW 9090)
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Caraïbe (SW 9090) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 13, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Caraïbe
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Caraïbe 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 Caraïbe, 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 | Coconut Grove | 1029 | 13.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Melted Chocolate | 250F-7 | 12.7 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Chocolate Turtle | 3001-9A | 14 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Ripple | 1078-7 | 13 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Caraïbe (LRV 13) by LRV.
Lighter than Caraïbe
Darker than Caraïbe
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9090 |
| Hex | #785F4C |
| RGB | 120, 95, 76 |
| HSL | 26°, 22%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.3, 7.2, 14.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Caraïbe (SW 9090), published as #785F4C
#6A564B
#86684B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Caraïbe (SW 9090)?
- Caraïbe has an LRV of 13. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Caraïbe is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Caraïbe in another brand?
- Melted Chocolate (Behr 250F-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Caraïbe warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Caraïbe as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.7; 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.