Saddle Up (SW 9099)
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Saddle Up (SW 9099) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Saddle Up
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Saddle Up 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 Saddle Up, 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 | Charleston Brown | HC-186 | 10.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Ancient Root | PPU4-20 | 10.3 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Dark Earth | 3011-8 | 11 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Molasses | 1079-7 | 11 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Saddle Up (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Saddle Up
Darker than Saddle Up
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9099 |
| Hex | #725237 |
| RGB | 114, 82, 55 |
| HSL | 27°, 35%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.6, 9.8, 21.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Saddle Up (SW 9099), published as #725237
#654936
#805B36
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Saddle Up (SW 9099)?
- Saddle Up has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Saddle Up is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Saddle Up in another brand?
- Charleston Brown (BM HC-186) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Saddle Up warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Saddle Up as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.1; 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.