Sherwin Williams Fairfax Brown color comparison

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Fairfax Brown
SW 2856
Technical color comparison for Sherwin Williams Fairfax Brown and Color
Sherwin Williams Fairfax BrownColor
Shared hue scale
1
Hue
18°-
Saturation
25%-
Lightness?Simple 0–100% measure derived from the minimum and maximum sRGB channels. Use CIE L* for perceptual lightness.
30%-
LRV?Light Reflectance Value measures the percentage of light reflected by a color, from 0 for absolute black to 100 for pure white.
7.19-
CIE L?Perceptual lightness. CIE Lab lightness ranges from 0 for black to 100 for diffuse white.
32.319-
Color difference ΔE*₀₀?CIE color difference. Smaller is closer: about 0–1 is imperceptible, 1–2 just noticeable, 2–5 a small difference, 5–10 clear, and more than 10 very different.
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Temperature
Warm-

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