Fairfax Brown
With a focus on genuinely dark tones, Fairfax Brown (2856) is a standout Orange in our database. It was selected for this featured gallery for its ability to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. See it applied across 10 real world scenarios and find professional pairing data below.
Hex
#61463A
LRV
7.23
Fairfax Brown in Real Rooms
Fairfax Brown has a low LRV of 7.23 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Orange family, the photos below show it applied in a front door, bedroom, home office, bathroom, dining room, living room, mudroom, kitchen, house and patio.
1 Front Door Photo
Choosing Fairfax Brown for your entry is an exercise in restraint and elegance. It suggests a home that is well-cared for and curated, setting a high bar for the interior design before the door is even opened.
cottagecore front door featuring Fairfax Brown by Sherwin-Williams
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1 Bedroom Photo
To use Fairfax Brown in a bedroom is to lean into the concept of "soft minimalism." It provides enough visual interest that you don't need a lot of wall decor; the color itself becomes the art. This allows for a clutter-free environment that is essential for mental clarity at the end of the day.
A traditional bedroom painted in Fairfax Brown
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1 Home Office Photo
Fairfax Brown works exceptionally well with "warm" tech—leather desk pads, brass lamps, and wooden monitor stands. It bridges the gap between modern technology and traditional home comfort, making the office feel like part of the house.
Sherwin-Williams Fairfax Brown in a industrial home office
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1 Bathroom Photo
Pairing Fairfax Brown with natural stone like travertine or slate creates an earthy, elemental bathroom that feels connected to nature. It moves the design away from plastic-heavy modernism toward something much more timeless and tactile.
Fairfax Brown — wabi-sabi bathroom
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1 Dining Room Photo
Using Fairfax Brown in the dining room allows you to go bold with your lighting fixtures. An oversized chandelier or a modern sculptural pendant will look even more dramatic against the rich, steady background of this particular shade.
Fairfax Brown paint in a art deco dining room
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1 Living Room Photo
There is a specific "glow" that Fairfax Brown takes on during the golden hour in a living room. As the sun sets, the pigments react with the low-angled light to create a hazy, ethereal atmosphere that feels incredibly high-end. It's a color that rewards those who use the room during the transition of the day.
A hollywood regency living room painted in Fairfax Brown
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1 Mudroom Photo
In a laundry/mudroom combo, Fairfax Brown adds a touch of luxury to a space that is usually purely functional. It makes the chores feel a little less like work by surrounding you with a color that is sophisticated and calming.
Fairfax Brown paint in a cottagecore mudroom
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1 Kitchen Photo
On kitchen walls, Fairfax Brown adds a considered, intentional feel without demanding too much attention in a busy space. It holds its own against both warm wood countertops and cool quartz or marble, making it an incredibly flexible choice for the hardest-working and most high-traffic room in the house.
Fairfax Brown — bold kitchen
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1 House Photo
Exterior paint earns its keep over years, not months — it needs to handle bleaching summers, wet winters, and the slow shifts of a neighborhood's context. Fairfax Brown has the depth and pigment quality to age gracefully through all of it.
Fairfax Brown color — eclectic house inspiration
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1 Patio Photo
Fairfax Brown on a patio surface or garden wall creates a visual anchor that ties together furniture, plantings, and architecture. It reads as intentional in a way that natural wood or stone alone rarely achieves, providing a polished "finished" look to the landscape.
coastal patio featuring Fairfax Brown by Sherwin-Williams
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 31 vs 7, Roycroft Suede is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 20 vs 7, Avocado is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 7 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 10 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Niebla Azul reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 7), opening up a space where Fairfax Brown encloses it.
At LRV 53 vs 7, Silver Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (16 vs 7) makes Riverway the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 77 vs 7, Glass Bead is decisively the brighter choice.
Morning at Sea reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 7), opening up a space where Fairfax Brown encloses it.
With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Debonair reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 7), opening up a space where Fairfax Brown encloses it.
Lighter Colors
A 7-point LRV gap (14 vs 7) makes Hot Cocoa the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (16 vs 7) makes Quartersawn Oak the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 11-point LRV gap (19 vs 7) makes Nuthatch the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 22 vs 7, Moroccan Brown is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
Fairfax Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 7 vs 2), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.