Sherwin Williams

Dark Auburn

SW 6034

Dark Night (hex #23383F) is a deep, low-chroma blue with a green undertone that keeps it from reading as a pure navy. Its LRV of 4 places it among the darkest paint colors available, absorbing nearly all ambient light. The green shift prevents it from feeling stark or icy, lending a grounded, slightly teal-adjacent quality.

It functions well on accent walls, cabinetry, or built-ins where controlled lighting can define the color. Sherwin-Williams Alabaster and Pure White deliver clean contrast without harshness, while muted teals and soft sage greens maintain the cool-neutral direction of the palette.

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Brand

Sherwin Williams

Code

SW 6034

Dark Auburn in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Dark Auburn under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Dark Auburn under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Red

Strength

Medium

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

5°

Red Family

Lightness

28%

Dark

Saturation

29%

Muted

LRV

5.0

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#5A3532

RGB Decimal

90, 53, 50

RGB Percent

35.3%, 20.8%, 19.6%

HSL

4.5, 28.6%, 27.5%

HSV

4.5, 44.4%, 35.3%

CMYK

0.0%, 41.1%, 44.4%, 64.7%

YIQ

63.7, 23.0, 6.9

XYZ

6.07, 4.95, 3.65

CIE Lab

26.59, 16.22, 8.93

CIE Luv

26.59, 23.49, 6.83

Hunter Lab

22.25, 11.26, 5.02

Decimal

5911858

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Dark Auburn Brown Plum Raphael Bewitched

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Dark Auburn Fallingwater Red Savannah Red Red Clover

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Dark Auburn Miramichi Deep River Green Aquarium

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Dark Auburn Oliva Oscuro Jester Basque Green

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Dark Auburn Jester Magicians Cloak Royal Plum

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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