Whitall Brown
Whitall Brown begins as a brown color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. It appears in Historical Colors, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#7B6C5DLRV
16.54
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 82 vs 17, Swiss Coffee is decisively the brighter choice.
Battenberg reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 17), opening up a space where Whitall Brown encloses it.
At LRV 47 vs 17, Bennington Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Marble White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 17), opening up a space where Whitall Brown encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Van Courtland Blue reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 17), opening up a space where Whitall Brown encloses it.
With LRVs of 17 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Normandy reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 58 vs 17, Feather Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (21 vs 17) makes Porcini the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (24 vs 17) makes Stardust the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
Whitall Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Whitall Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (17 vs 13) makes Whitall Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
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Manufacturer description
Smoky taupe undertones broaden the versatility of this nutty brown hue.