Hushed Auburn (SW 9080) vs Redend Point (SW 9081)

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Hushed Auburn SW 9080 (simulated) — Hushed Auburn SW 9080#A8857A, LRV 26

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Redend Point SW 9081 (simulated) — Redend Point SW 9081#AE8E7E, LRV 30

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Redend Point, LRV 30 vs 26.
Warmer: Redend Point, both orange (Lab b* 13.1 vs 11.0).
North rooms: Redend Point keeps more brightness (L* 57.7 vs 54.6 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: Intimate White SW 6322, #F0E1D8, LRV 77: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 3.9, noticeably different. At 3.9, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

Hushed AuburnSherwin-Williams, SW 9080LRV 26, #A8857A

Redend PointSherwin-Williams, SW 9081LRV 30, #AE8E7E

Hushed Auburn (SW 9080) is slightly darker than Redend Point (SW 9081) and slightly cooler: LRV 26 vs 30, deltaE 3.9 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Hushed Auburn	Redend Point	Gap
Brand	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	SW 9080	SW 9081
Hex	#A8857A	#AE8E7E
RGB	168, 133, 122	174, 142, 126
HSL	14°, 21%, 57%	20°, 23%, 59%
LRV (light reflectance value)	26	30	−4
Lab L*	58.5	61.5	−3.0
Lab a*	11.7	9.6	+2.1
Lab b*	11.0	13.1	−2.0
Undertone	Warm Yellow-Red	Warm Yellow-Red
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	Orange	Beige

Same paint, two kinds of light

Hushed Auburn (SW 9080), published as #A8857A

North light (cool, indirect)
#997C78

South light (warm, direct)
#B88E7A

Redend Point (SW 9081), published as #AE8E7E

North light (cool, indirect)
#9F857C

South light (warm, direct)
#BE977E

These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works

Which should you pick

Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.

Pick Redend Point (SW 9081) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 4 LRV points lighter (30 vs 26), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Hushed Auburn (SW 9080) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 11.0 against 13.1, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Redend Point (SW 9081) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 13.1), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Hushed Auburn in other brands

Closest matches to Redend Point in other brands

Common questions

Is Hushed Auburn the same color as Redend Point?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.9. Most people can see the difference between Hushed Auburn and Redend Point side by side.
Which is lighter, Hushed Auburn or Redend Point?: Redend Point, with an LRV of 30 against 26.

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By Paint Pairs. Color data from manufacturer specifications, via PaintDB. The most-viewed colors are checked against each manufacturer's own color page.

Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

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.