Sherwin Williams

Plum Brown

SW 6272

Plum Brown is a deep shade from Sherwin-Williams that combines brown and purple undertones, leaning slightly cool despite its earthy base. With an LRV of 6, it absorbs nearly all light and reads as a very dark neutral with a faint plum cast, making it suited to accent walls, libraries, or dining rooms. It benefits from pairing with lighter Sherwin-Williams colors such as Accessible Beige or Wool Skein for visual balance.

Mauve Finery and Rosebay draw out the plum undertone, while Tricorn Black provides a tonal dark companion.

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Brand

Sherwin Williams

Code

SW 6272

Plum Brown in Different Light

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Plum Brown under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Plum Brown under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Pink

Strength

Low

Temperature

neutral

Hue Angle

335°

Red Family

Lightness

28%

Dark

Saturation

Very Muted

LRV

6.0

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#4E4247

RGB Decimal

78, 66, 71

RGB Percent

30.6%, 25.9%, 27.8%

HSL

335.0, 8.3%, 28.2%

HSV

335.0, 15.4%, 30.6%

CMYK

0.0%, 15.4%, 9.0%, 69.4%

YIQ

70.2, 5.5, 4.1

XYZ

6.23, 5.97, 6.79

CIE Lab

29.34, 6.14, -1.12

CIE Luv

29.34, 6.34, -2.16

Hunter Lab

24.44, 4.16, -0.75

Decimal

5128775

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Plum Brown Camelot Darkroom Dark Purple

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Plum Brown Pinot Noir Velvet Slipper Fig Preserves

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Plum Brown Studio Green Deepest River Alpine Trail

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Plum Brown Mahogany Black Raspberry Urbane Bronze

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