Deep Forest Brown (SW 9175)
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Deep Forest Brown (SW 9175) is a very deep, neutral black from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 4, so it reflects about 4 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Deep Forest Brown
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Deep Forest Brown by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Deep Forest Brown, 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 | Carbon Copy | 2117-10 | 5.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Black Lacquer | T13-3 | 4.8 | 4.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Twilight Purple | 4010-2 | 5 | 5.0 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Black Magic | 1001-7 | 5 | 5.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams black colors nearest to Deep Forest Brown (LRV 4) by LRV.
Lighter than Deep Forest Brown
Darker than Deep Forest Brown
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9175 |
| Hex | #393437 |
| RGB | 57, 52, 55 |
| HSL | 324°, 5%, 21% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 22.3, 2.9, -1.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Deep Forest Brown (SW 9175), published as #393437
#2B2C35
#473C37
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Deep Forest Brown (SW 9175)?
- Deep Forest Brown has an LRV of 4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Deep Forest Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Deep Forest Brown in another brand?
- Carbon Copy (BM 2117-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Deep Forest Brown warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Deep Forest Brown as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.1; 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.