SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 6090

Sherwin-Williams Java#7B5F47 · LRV 14

Java reads as a red-orange / warm — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6090 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS JAVA

RGB 123, 95, 71 LRV 14

Color spec

Brand	Sherwin-Williams
Name	Java
SKU	SW 6090
Hex	#7B5F47
RGB	123, 95, 71
HSL	28°, 27%, 38%
LRV	14
Undertone	red-orange / warm
Family	Brown

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT

Fall in Season

SKU 0179 · #7F6144 · LRV 13

ΔE 1.94 (near-perfect)

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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all brown from that brand.

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.42

All brown at Backdrop →

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.51

All brown at Behr →

HDC-CL-13

#7D614C

Sassafras Tea

ΔE 1.51 · LRV 13

PPU4-19

#7D644A

Arts And Crafts

ΔE 2.42 · LRV 14

N250-6

#826043

Split Rail

ΔE 2.45 · LRV 14

UL130-3

#81614D

Burnt Terra

ΔE 3.03 · LRV 14

BNC-34

#786349

Spiced Latte

ΔE 3.71 · LRV 13

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.62

All brown at Valspar →

3004-9A

#7D5D42

Muddy Mississippi

ΔE 1.62 · LRV 12.7

V088-5

#7F5F42

Nom Nom

ΔE 1.94 · LRV 13.1

3002-9A

#7F5B43

Mona's Mane

ΔE 3.21 · LRV 12.4

3007-9A

#746045

Twilight Jungle

ΔE 4.31 · LRV 12.5

T597

#786344

Potting Soil

ΔE 4.97 · LRV 13.2

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.99

All brown at Benjamin Moore →

1029

#785F4C

Coconut

ΔE 1.99 · LRV 13

1134

#835F47

Hidden

ΔE 3.16 · LRV 13

AF-120

#746147

Tamarind

ΔE 4.55 · LRV 13

2096-30

#835C49

Grandfather

ΔE 5.33 · LRV 13

1231

#7D5C4F

Wynwood

ΔE 6.04 · LRV 13

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2

All brown at Dunn-Edwards →

DEA163

#7F5E46

Rodeo

ΔE 2 · LRV 13

DE6133

#7C644B

Old Boot

ΔE 2.51 · LRV 14

DE6210

#706048

Midnight Brown

ΔE 5.72 · LRV 12

DE6217

#746550

Ancient Earth

ΔE 5.94 · LRV 14

DE6196

#726449

Covered Wagon

ΔE 7.32 · LRV 13

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.31

All brown at PPG / Glidden →

1085-7

#7A634D

Fig Branches

ΔE 2.31 · LRV 14

1078-7

#76604E

Chocolate Ripple

ΔE 2.81 · LRV 13

1071-7

#805B48

Spiced Cinnamon

ΔE 4.77 · LRV 13

1097-7

#756244

Olive Wood

ΔE 5.51 · LRV 13

16-23

#835842

Tampico Brown

ΔE 5.89 · LRV 12

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.12

All brown at Magnolia Home →

JG-164

#825E3F

Cognac

ΔE 3.12 · LRV 13

JG-168

#655D50

Mosswood

ΔE 9.39 · LRV 11

JG-147

#6C6563

Salvaged

ΔE 11.69 · LRV 13

JG-49

#716B49

Landscape

ΔE 12.61 · LRV 15

JG-169

#626056

Trailhead

ΔE 12.71 · LRV 12

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.15

All brown at Farrow & Ball →

NO. 290

#726454

Salon Drab

ΔE 6.15 · LRV 13

NO. 244

#786963

London Clay

ΔE 8.92 · LRV 15

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.52

All brown at Clare →

PNT100-DP-53

#726460

Coffee Date

ΔE 9.52 · LRV 14

PNT100-DP-67

#7C4D4C

Vintage

ΔE 14.13 · LRV 10

PNT100-DP-66

#767665

Field Trip

ΔE 15.47 · LRV 18

PNT100-DP-33

#706473

Prince

ΔE 18.93 · LRV 14

PNT100-DP-51

#5A6964

Current Mood

ΔE 21.13 · LRV 13

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #7B5F47 in HSL space. Pair Java with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY

#7B5F47 + #47637B

TRIADIC

#7B5F47 · #477B5F · #5F477B

ANALOGOUS

#7B4749 · #7B5F47 · #7B7947

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white

5.88:1 AA

Sample text on black

3.57:1 AA Large

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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