Sherwin Williams Deep Forest Brown SW 9175

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Deep Forest Brown for exterior (3 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Deep Forest Brown undertones?
Is Deep Forest Brown SW 9175 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Deep Forest Brown
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Deep Forest Brown SW 9175
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Deep Forest Brown SW 9175
Code:	SW 9175
Name:	Deep Forest Brown
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	2017 Holistic

What color is Sherwin Williams Deep Forest Brown?

Sherwin Williams Deep Forest Brown SW 9175 is a very dark, low-saturation brown-charcoal with a faint muted plum cast visible at close range. Its nearly black depth gives walls a grounded, enveloping look, while the subtle red-violet influence keeps it from reading as a flat neutral black. In bright daylight, this color may show more of its softened charcoal-brown character; under warm evening lighting, it can appear deeper and slightly richer. Use it for a dramatic dining room, library, powder room, exterior trim, or cabinetry where a dark finish is wanted without a stark black effect. Pale oak, weathered walnut, aged brass, creamy off-whites, and dusty mauve or clay-toned textiles provide considered contrast alongside Deep Forest Brown.

Deep Forest Brown for exterior (3 photos)

Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm purple hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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What are Sherwin Williams Deep Forest Brown undertones?

Deep Forest Brown is a deep, near-neutral near-black. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#393437

RGB code:

57, 52, 55

Is Sherwin Williams Deep Forest Brown cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 324°, this dark purple leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

SW 9175 Deep Forest Brown HSL code: 324, 5%, 21%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Deep Forest Brown

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this dark purple shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Deep Forest Brown:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

SW 9175
Deep Forest Brown

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Deep Forest Brown with a purple hue, complementary colors are those with a yellow hue close to 144, such as Sherwin Williams Window Pane and Piedmont.

SW 9175
Deep Forest Brown

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LRV of Deep Forest Brown

Deep Forest Brown has an LRV of 3.57% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 3.57%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#393437
RGB Decimal	57, 52, 55
RGB Percent	22.35%, 20.39%, 21.57%
HSV	Hue: 324° Saturation: 8.77% Value: 22.35%
HSL	hsl(324, 5, 21)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.77 Yellow: 3.51 Key: 77.65
YIQ	Y: 53.837 I: 2.015 Q: 1.991
XYZ	X: 3.605 Y: 3.602 Z: 4.119
CIE Lab	L:22.308 a:2.867 b:-1.088
CIE Luv	L:22.308 u:2.374 v:-1.499
Decimal	3748919
Hunter Lab	18.978, 0.693, 0.417