Sturdy Brown

With an LRV of about 8, Sturdy Brown absorbs most of the light that reaches it. It makes a wall recede and a room feel smaller, and it needs good light to show its color. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Sturdy Brown in other brands

• Country Walnut Johnstone's Brown Close ΔE 2.2
• Pickled Bean Resene Brown Close ΔE 2.2
• Castell Bronze Met. MyPerfectColor MP20157 Brown Close ΔE 2.5
• Golden Bark 1 Dulux UK 1187498 Brown Close ΔE 2.7
• Hempel 67080 Hempel Brown Close ΔE 3.3
• Railroad Ties Pratt & Lambert CL132 Brown Close ΔE 3.3

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Jute Brown Sherwin-Williams 6096 Brown
• Dark Clove Sherwin-Williams 9183 Dark Brown

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as olive
• Protanopia Reads as olive
• Tritanopia Reads as red
• Achromatopsia Reads as gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns dark brown
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Sturdy Brown warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 22.3 and a value of 10.6 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Johnstone's color to Sturdy Brown?

Country Walnut (Johnstone's), at ΔE 2.2. Under ΔE 4 the difference shows side by side but not across a room.

What is the LRV of Sturdy Brown?

≈ 8. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.