Ironclad (SW 9570)
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Ironclad (SW 9570) is a very deep, neutral brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ironclad
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Ironclad 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 Ironclad, 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 | Spanish Moss | ES-44 | 11 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Peppery | MQ2-62 | 9.6 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Turkish Coffee | 6003-2C | 10 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Stone's Throw | 1008-7 | 11 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Ironclad (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Ironclad
Darker than Ironclad
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9570 |
| Hex | #615C55 |
| RGB | 97, 92, 85 |
| HSL | 35°, 7%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.3, 0.6, 4.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ironclad (SW 9570), published as #615C55
#525353
#706555
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ironclad (SW 9570)?
- Ironclad has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ironclad is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Ironclad in another brand?
- Turkish Coffee (Valspar 6003-2C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Ironclad warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Ironclad as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.7; 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.