Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Polished Mahogany |
| SKU | SW 2838 |
| Hex | #432722 |
| RGB | 67, 39, 34 |
| HSL | 9°, 33%, 20% |
| LRV | 3 |
| Undertone | warm red tone |
| Family | Brown |
About Sherwin-Williams Polished Mahogany
At LRV 3, Polished Mahogany is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. 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. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.
Polished Mahogany earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
Closest matches by brand
2 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all brown from that brand.
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Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
closest in the Sherwin-Williams deckThe nearest shades to Polished Mahogany within Sherwin-Williams's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #432722 in HSL space. Pair Polished Mahogany with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.