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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 1

Sherwin-Williams Mulberry Silk#94766C · LRV 20

Mulberry Silk reads as a red / warm — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 1 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS MULBERRY SILK
RGB 148, 118, 108 LRV 20

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Mulberry Silk
SKU SW 1
Hex #94766C
RGB 148, 118, 108
HSL 15°, 16%, 50%
LRV 20
Undertone red / warm
Family Brown

About Sherwin-Williams Mulberry Silk

With an LRV of 20, Mulberry Silk is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Its red undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.

Mulberry Silk works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.

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
Emerging Leaf
SKU 0135 · #987A6E · LRV 22
ΔE 1.76 (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.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.86
All brown at PPG / Glidden →
1016-6
#8E746C
Woodchuck
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 19
1054-6
#8F716E
Oakwood Brown
ΔE 3.84 · LRV 19
1074-5
#957D6F
Peppered Pecan
ΔE 4.12 · LRV 22
15-32
#8B7867
Portabella
ΔE 6.78 · LRV 20
1021-5
#8C7B6C
Thunderbird
ΔE 6.93 · LRV 21

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.68
All brown at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6054
#937067
Prairie Dog
ΔE 2.68 · LRV 19
DE6033
#917A75
Porcupine Needles
ΔE 3.26 · LRV 21
DEC702
#997165
Antique Rose
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 20
DE6061
#897870
River Rocks
ΔE 5.03 · LRV 20
DE6125
#937A62
Carved Wood
ΔE 7.58 · LRV 21

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 3
All brown at Valspar →
1008-9B
#9E786B
Clay Dusk
ΔE 3 · LRV 21.7
1006-9C
#967066
Southern Road
ΔE 3.15 · LRV 19.1
1002-9C
#8D7970
Soft Rabbit Brown
ΔE 3.84 · LRV 20.5
1007-9B
#9B7063
Apache Clay
ΔE 4.24 · LRV 19.4
2007-9B
#8D7562
Milk Chocolate
ΔE 5.83 · LRV 19.4

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.32
All brown at Benjamin Moore →
1235
#997968
Fox Hollow Brown
ΔE 3.32 · LRV 22
CSP-415
#917876
Quietly Violet
ΔE 3.98 · LRV
2103-40
#9A726D
Hickory Stick
ΔE 4.44 · LRV
2104-40
#9E726D
New England Brown
ΔE 5.39 · LRV
1028
#8F7662
Spanish Brown
ΔE 5.88 · LRV 20

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.64
All brown at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 295
#A0837F
Sulking Room Pink
ΔE 5.64 · LRV 25
NO. 40
#998976
Mouse's Back
ΔE 10.48 · LRV 26
NO. 276
#8B857F
Mole's Breath
ΔE 10.82 · LRV 24
NO. 271
#8D8089
Brassica
ΔE 10.82 · LRV 23
NO. 47
#737C70
Green Smoke
ΔE 20.53 · LRV 19

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.23
All brown at Magnolia Home →
JG-129
#837165
Elemental
ΔE 6.23 · LRV 18
JG-130
#857F7C
Wooden Palette
ΔE 9.99 · LRV 22
JG-20
#85837B
Garden Trowel
ΔE 13.31 · LRV 23
JG-125
#838379
Boutique Gray
ΔE 15.03 · LRV 22
JG-65
#7E857D
Sage Stem
ΔE 18.77 · LRV 23

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.75
All brown at Behr →
PPU5-05
#8D7967
Coconut Shell
ΔE 6.75 · LRV 20
PPU5-5
#8D7967
Coconut Shell
ΔE 6.75 · LRV 20
BXC-73
#8B7561
True Walnut
ΔE 6.95 · LRV 19
QE-05
#9B7275
Regal Rose
ΔE 7.31 · LRV 20
PPU7-24
#887B6A
Native Soil
ΔE 9.56 · LRV 20

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.79
All brown at Clare →
PNT100-DP-52
#8C8479
Dirty Chai
ΔE 10.79 · LRV 23
PNT100-DP-30
#9F605D
Big Apple
ΔE 10.85 · LRV 17
PNT100-MD-16
#7B8082
Irony
ΔE 16.56 · LRV 21
PNT100-DP-66
#767665
Field Trip
ΔE 16.97 · LRV 18
PNT100-DP-61
#6C795F
Daily Greens
ΔE 24.72 · LRV 18

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.51
All brown at Backdrop →
BD-BA
#7C5F47
Buenos Aires
ΔE 11.51 · LRV 14
BD-TS
#7C5F47
Two Step
ΔE 11.51 · LRV 14
BD-OS
#7E7C5C
Old Soul
ΔE 19.14 · LRV 18
BD-HF
#7C8478
Hartford
ΔE 20 · LRV 22
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 23.81 · LRV 27

Similar Sherwin-Williams colors

closest in the Sherwin-Williams deck

The nearest shades to Mulberry Silk within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

SW 6046
Swing Brown
LRV 20
SW 6067
Mocha
LRV 21
SW 6081
Down Home
LRV 20
SW 9089
Llama Wool
LRV 20
SW 6025
Socialite
LRV 20
SW 6060
Moroccan Brown
LRV 22

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #94766C in HSL space. Pair Mulberry Silk with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#94766C + #6C8A94
TRIADIC
#94766C · #6C9476 · #766C94
ANALOGOUS
#946C76 · #94766C · #948A6C

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
4.14:1 AA Large
Sample text on black
5.07:1 AA

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

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