Burnished Brandy
Burnished Brandy begins as a yellow color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. Its beige classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#7C5C43LRV
12.32
Burnished Brandy's Color Strip
Burnished Brandy is the seventh shade on this 7-color strip, the deepest shade in this coordinated family. As part of strip 292, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Burnished Brandy in Rooms
Follow Burnished Brandy from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 10 generated visualizations explore how the color might shape a finished room.
1 Home Office Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Burnished Brandy (7523) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Sherwin-Williams Burnished Brandy in a industrial home office
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1 Bathroom Photo
Viewed across 1 bathroom image in a compact setting where tile, fixtures and color sit close together, Burnished Brandy (7523) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 12.3, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Burnished Brandy — minimalist bathroom
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1 Bedroom Photo
Burnished Brandy (7523) can change noticeably under gentle morning light and low evening lamps. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
A minimalist bedroom painted in Burnished Brandy
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1 Front Door Photo
These 1 front door image show how Burnished Brandy (7523) can sit beside hardware, glazing, masonry, timber and surrounding trim. The beige hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.
scandinavian front door featuring Burnished Brandy by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Dining Room Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Burnished Brandy (7523) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Burnished Brandy paint in a art deco dining room
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1 House Photo
Across 1 house image, Burnished Brandy (7523) meets full daylight, cloud cover and long evening shadows. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Burnished Brandy color — modern luxury house inspiration
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1 Mudroom Photo
1 generated visualization explores how the color might shape the finished space. Together they show Burnished Brandy (7523) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Burnished Brandy paint in a traditional mudroom
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1 Kitchen Photo
1 kitchen image place Burnished Brandy (7523) in a hardworking room where color meets movement and strong surfaces. With an LRV of 12.3, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Burnished Brandy — classy kitchen
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1 Patio Photo
The 1 patio image turn a yellow swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
warm patio featuring Burnished Brandy by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Living Room Photo
The 1 living room image turn a yellow swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its midtone saturation keeps the color expressive without letting it dominate every surface around it.
A mid century living room painted in Burnished Brandy
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Expert Perspectives
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Coordinating Colors
Downy reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 12), opening up a space where Burnished Brandy encloses it.
Believable Buff reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Burnished Brandy encloses it.
Burnished Brandy reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Trim Color
Downy reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 12), opening up a space where Burnished Brandy encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Glass Bead reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 12), opening up a space where Burnished Brandy encloses it.
At LRV 29 vs 12, Morning at Sea is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (12 vs 6) makes Burnished Brandy the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 34 vs 12, Debonair is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Burnished Brandy the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Burnished Brandy the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 31 vs 12, Craftsman Brown is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pottery Urn reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 12), opening up a space where Burnished Brandy encloses it.
With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 12 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Burnished Brandy the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
This deep golden amber glows with the rich warmth of aged spirits and candlelit evenings, evoking the cozy intimacy of a library or study bathed in firelight. Its saturated, luxurious tone pairs beautifully with deep woods and brass accents, creating an atmosphere of understated elegance and timeless sophistication.
Attributed to Sherwin-Williams catalog data.