Dark Clove (SW 9183)
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Dark Clove (SW 9183) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 5, so it reflects about 5 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dark Clove
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Dark Clove 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 Dark Clove, 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 | Appalachian Brown | 2115-10 | 6 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Rave Raisin | HDC-MD-13 | 6.6 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Deep Earth | 6010-2 | 7 | 5.9 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Dark Granite | 1005-7 | 6 | 4.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Dark Clove (LRV 5) by LRV.
Lighter than Dark Clove
Darker than Dark Clove
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9183 |
| Hex | #4C3D31 |
| RGB | 76, 61, 49 |
| HSL | 27°, 22%, 25% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 27.0, 4.5, 9.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dark Clove (SW 9183), published as #4C3D31
#3F3530
#594530
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dark Clove (SW 9183)?
- Dark Clove has an LRV of 5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dark Clove is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dark Clove in another brand?
- Appalachian Brown (BM 2115-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 3.0 (noticeably different).
- Is Dark Clove warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Dark Clove as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.9; 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.