Über Umber (SW 9107)
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Über Umber (SW 9107) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Über Umber
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Über Umber 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 Über Umber, 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 | Marsh Brown | 2164-20 | 12 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Wooden Cabin | 290F-7 | 11.5 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Dark Earth | 3011-8 | 11 | 5.3 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Maple Syrup | 1084-7 | 11 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Über Umber (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Über Umber
Darker than Über Umber
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9107 |
| Hex | #7B5838 |
| RGB | 123, 88, 56 |
| HSL | 29°, 37%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 40.4, 10.4, 24.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Über Umber (SW 9107), published as #7B5838
#6E4F37
#896137
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Über Umber (SW 9107)?
- Über Umber has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Über Umber is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Über Umber in another brand?
- Maple Syrup (PPG 1084-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.3 (noticeably different).
- Is Über Umber warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Über Umber as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.2; 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.