El Caramelo (SW 9106)
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El Caramelo (SW 9106) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 18, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with El Caramelo
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for El Caramelo 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 El Caramelo, 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 | Coppertone | 2161-10 | 17.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Nugget Gold | S260-7 | 17.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Autumn Surprise | 3011-5 | 18 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Bourbon | 1083-7 | 17 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to El Caramelo (LRV 18) by LRV.
Lighter than El Caramelo
Darker than El Caramelo
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9106 |
| Hex | #946E48 |
| RGB | 148, 110, 72 |
| HSL | 30°, 35%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.4, 10.3, 27.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
El Caramelo (SW 9106), published as #946E48
#866547
#A27747
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of El Caramelo (SW 9106)?
- El Caramelo has an LRV of 18. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so El Caramelo is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to El Caramelo in another brand?
- Nugget Gold (Behr S260-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is El Caramelo warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists El Caramelo as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.0; 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.