Prospect (SW 9615)
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Prospect (SW 9615) is a very deep, warm brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Prospect
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Prospect 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 Prospect, 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 | North Creek Brown | 1001 | 10.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Winter Oak | 720D-7 | 10.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Harvest Brown | 6009-2 | 10 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Monkey Madness | 1020-7 | 10 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Prospect (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Prospect
Darker than Prospect
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9615 |
| Hex | #62584B |
| RGB | 98, 88, 75 |
| HSL | 34°, 13%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.0, 1.7, 9.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Prospect (SW 9615), published as #62584B
#544F4A
#71614B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Prospect (SW 9615)?
- Prospect has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Prospect is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Prospect in another brand?
- Winter Oak (Behr 720D-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Prospect warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Prospect as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.0; 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.