Braintree (SW 9595)
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Braintree (SW 9595) is a very deep, neutral brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Braintree
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Braintree 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 Braintree, 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 | Kendall Charcoal | HC-166 | 14.6 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Patio Stone | N360-6 | 13.2 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Falcon's Plume | 6002-2C | 14 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Plunge Pool | 1029-7 | 13 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Braintree (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Braintree
Darker than Braintree
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9595 |
| Hex | #65635B |
| RGB | 101, 99, 91 |
| HSL | 48°, 5%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.9, -0.8, 4.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Braintree (SW 9595), published as #65635B
#565A59
#746C5B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Braintree (SW 9595)?
- Braintree has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Braintree is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Braintree in another brand?
- Falcon's Plume (Valspar 6002-2C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 2.3 (very close).
- Is Braintree warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Braintree as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.8; 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.