Half-Caff (SW 9091)
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Half-Caff (SW 9091) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Half-Caff
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Half-Caff 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 Half-Caff, 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 | Grizzly Bear Brown | 2111-20 | 8.3 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Roasted Nuts | UL130-2 | 8.2 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Cowboy Boots | 2010-10 | 9 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Pumpernickel | 15-22 | 9 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Half-Caff (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Half-Caff
Darker than Half-Caff
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9091 |
| Hex | #604C3D |
| RGB | 96, 76, 61 |
| HSL | 26°, 22%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.0, 6.0, 12.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Half-Caff (SW 9091), published as #604C3D
#53443C
#6E553C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Half-Caff (SW 9091)?
- Half-Caff has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Half-Caff is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Half-Caff in another brand?
- Grizzly Bear Brown (BM 2111-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Half-Caff warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Half-Caff as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.1; 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.