Sherwin Williams Tea Chest SW 6103
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| Official page: | Tea Chest SW 6103 |
| Code: | SW 6103 |
| Name: | Tea Chest |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
What color is Sherwin Williams Tea Chest?
Sherwin Williams Tea Chest SW 6103 is a muted medium-dark brown with a warm, earthy cast. Its #7d644d color value shows a softened blend of brown and tan, with a subtle golden warmth rather than a sharp orange or red pull. Tea Chest can make a study, dining room, or den feel grounded on full walls, especially when balanced with creamy off-whites and natural wood trim. It also has enough depth for cabinetry or a painted accent wall paired with aged brass, cognac leather, linen, and matte black details. In brighter light, this shade may read as a weathered tan-brown, while lower light brings out its deeper, more shadowed character.
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What are Sherwin Williams Tea Chest undertones?
Tea Chest is a midtone, muted terracotta. The HEX sample leans orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. 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:
RGB code:
125, 100, 77
Is Sherwin Williams Tea Chest cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 29°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 6103 Tea Chest HSL code: 29, 24%, 40%
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 Tea Chest
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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 brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Tea Chest:
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 6103
Tea Chest
Darker shades
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 Tea Chest with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 209, such as Sherwin Williams Mount Etna and Debonair.
LRV of Tea Chest
Tea Chest has an LRV of 13.99% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 13.99%, 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 | #7d644d |
| RGB Decimal | 125, 100, 77 |
| RGB Percent | 49.02%, 39.22%, 30.20% |
| HSV | Hue: 29° Saturation: 38.4% Value: 49.02% |
| HSL | hsl(29, 24, 40) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 20.0 Yellow: 38.4 Key: 50.98 |
| YIQ | Y: 104.853 I: 22.288 Q: -1.869 |
| XYZ | X: 14.354 Y: 14.011 Z: 8.967 |
| CIE Lab | L:44.248 a:6.576 b:16.861 |
| CIE Luv | L:44.248 u:17.564 v:19.101 |
| Decimal | 8217677 |
| Hunter Lab | 37.431, 2.949, 11.998 |
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