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Settled, side by side

Mulberry Silk

Sherwin-Williams · SW 0001

Hushed Auburn

Sherwin-Williams · SW 9080

20.43
LRV
26.38
Hushed Auburn is 5.9 points lighter
#94766C
Hex
#A8857A
148 · 118 · 108
RGB
168 · 133 · 122
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Muted mauve-brown
Undertone
Dusky clay pink with red undertones
Red
Family
Red
Historic Color
Collection
Sherwin-Williams

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The difference

Read from the numbers

Hushed Auburn is the lighter of the two at LRV 26.38, 5.9 points above Mulberry Silk at LRV 20.43. Both read warm. Both belong to the red family. For a whole room, Hushed Auburn is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Mulberry Silk is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Mulberry Silk SW 0001 is a muted mauve-brown in Sherwin-Williams' Historic Color family, with an LRV of 20.43.

Hushed Auburn SW 9080 is a muted red-family colour from Sherwin-Williams with an LRV of 26.38. Livingetc describes it as a dusky pink with red undertones that behaves like a clay-like neutral.

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