Sherwin Williams Alchemy SW 6395
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| Official page: | Alchemy SW 6395 |
| Code: | SW 6395 |
| Name: | Alchemy |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Restless Nomad, 2017 Noir |
What color is Sherwin Williams Alchemy?
Sherwin Williams Alchemy SW 6395 is a warm, medium golden ochre with a muted, earthy cast. Its #c99e53 color value reads as a sunbaked yellow-brown rather than a bright primary yellow, giving it noticeable depth and saturation. In strong daylight, Alchemy can show a clearer honey-gold character, while lower or warmer lighting brings forward its richer ochre and brown notes. It makes a strong choice for a dining room, entry, or accent wall where a grounded color can carry the space. Pair it with creamy off-whites, deep olive greens, charcoal, or dark wood for contrast, and consider it alongside aged brass, leather, terracotta, and natural woven textures.
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LRV of Alchemy
Alchemy has an LRV of 37.55% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 37.55%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #c99e53 |
| RGB Decimal | 201, 158, 83 |
| RGB Percent | 78.82%, 61.96%, 32.55% |
| HSV | Hue: 38° Saturation: 58.71% Value: 78.82% |
| HSL | hsl(38, 52, 56) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 21.39 Yellow: 58.71 Key: 21.18 |
| YIQ | Y: 162.307 I: 49.725 Q: -14.244 |
| XYZ | X: 37.877 Y: 37.498 Z: 13.424 |
| CIE Lab | L:67.649 a:7.389 b:44.681 |
| CIE Luv | L:67.649 u:34.002 v:51.421 |
| Decimal | 13213267 |
| Hunter Lab | 61.236, 3.248, 29.868 |
