Landmark (SW 9609)
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Landmark (SW 9609) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Landmark
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Landmark 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 Landmark, 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 | Fallen Timber | 994 | 16.6 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Landmark Brown | N220-6 | 14 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Treetrunk | 3009-10 | 15 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Curlew | 1021-6 | 14 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Landmark (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Landmark
Darker than Landmark
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9609 |
| Hex | #766859 |
| RGB | 118, 104, 89 |
| HSL | 31°, 14%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.9, 2.9, 10.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Landmark (SW 9609), published as #766859
#675F58
#857159
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Landmark (SW 9609)?
- Landmark has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Landmark is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Landmark in another brand?
- Curlew (PPG 1021-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Landmark warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Landmark as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.5; 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.