Nocturne (SW 9520)
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Nocturne (SW 9520) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Nocturne
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Nocturne 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 Nocturne, 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 | Green Grove | 2138-20 | 9.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Bridgewood | S-H-770 | 8.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Montana Moss | 6009-3 | 9 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Afternoon Tea | 1023-7 | 8 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Nocturne (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Nocturne
Darker than Nocturne
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9520 |
| Hex | #544E42 |
| RGB | 84, 78, 66 |
| HSL | 40°, 12%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 33.4, 0.2, 8.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Nocturne (SW 9520), published as #544E42
#464541
#625742
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Nocturne (SW 9520)?
- Nocturne has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Nocturne is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Nocturne in another brand?
- Bridgewood (Behr S-H-770) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Nocturne warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Nocturne as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.0; 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.