Fallen Leaves (SW 9114)
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Fallen Leaves (SW 9114) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 19, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fallen Leaves
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Fallen Leaves 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 Fallen Leaves, 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 | Raleigh Sorrel | CW-135 | 20.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Archaeological Site | N300-6 | 20 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Mocha Syrup | 3002-9B | 20 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Hat Box Brown | 1085-6 | 20 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Fallen Leaves (LRV 19) by LRV.
Lighter than Fallen Leaves
Darker than Fallen Leaves
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9114 |
| Hex | #8F7659 |
| RGB | 143, 118, 89 |
| HSL | 32°, 23%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.3, 5.4, 19.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fallen Leaves (SW 9114), published as #8F7659
#816D58
#9E7F58
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fallen Leaves (SW 9114)?
- Fallen Leaves has an LRV of 19. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fallen Leaves is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fallen Leaves in another brand?
- Raleigh Sorrel (BM CW-135) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fallen Leaves warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Fallen Leaves as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.6; 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.