Sherwin Williams Homestead Brown SW 7515

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Official page:Homestead Brown SW 7515
Code:SW 7515
Name:Homestead Brown
Brand:Sherwin Williams
Collections:Nurturer, Acute Care Cool Foundations, Timeless Color Wall

What color is Sherwin Williams Homestead Brown?

Sherwin Williams Homestead Brown SW 7515 is a muted, medium-deep brown with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it from reading overly earthy or red. Its low-saturation character gives walls a grounded, softened look, especially in living rooms, studies, and dining areas with natural wood furniture. In bright daylight, the gray-taupe side of this color becomes more apparent, while lower light draws out its deeper brown presence. Homestead Brown is especially effective on cabinetry, built-ins, or an exterior front door when paired with creamy off-whites, warm stone, black hardware, and aged brass.

Sherwin Williams SW 7515 for bathroom (4 photos)

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Homestead Brown for exterior (2 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 beige hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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What are Sherwin Williams Homestead Brown undertones?

Homestead Brown is a midtone, very muted earthy, slightly muddy brown. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear orange. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#6E5F53

RGB code:

110, 95, 83

Is Sherwin Williams Homestead Brown cool or warm?

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Color wheel

With a hue of 27°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

SW 7515 Homestead Brown HSL code: 27, 14%, 38%

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 Homestead 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 sunlightVisible temp.HueDuration
NorthCoolBluishAll day
EastWarmYellowBefore noon
WestWarmOrange-redAfter noon
SouthWarmOrange-yellowAll day

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

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Homestead Brown:

Monochromatic color scheme

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

Darker shades

Complementary color scheme

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 Homestead Brown with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 207, such as Sherwin Williams Glass Bead and Morning at Sea.

LRV of Homestead Brown

Homestead Brown has an LRV of 12.22% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little lightWhy 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 12.22%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

FormatCode
HEX#6e5f53
RGB Decimal110, 95, 83
RGB Percent43.14%, 37.25%, 32.55%
HSVHue: 27° Saturation: 24.55% Value: 43.14%
HSLhsl(27, 14, 38)
CMYKCyan: 0.0 Magenta: 13.64 Yellow: 24.55 Key: 56.86
YIQY: 98.117 I: 12.795 Q: -0.561
XYZX: 12.084 Y: 12.124 Z: 9.885
CIE LabL:41.413 a:3.946 b:9.1
CIE LuvL:41.413 u:9.866 v:10.587
Decimal7233363
Hunter Lab34.82, 1.011, 7.542

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