Foxy
Foxy is a genuinely dark Red from Sherwin-Williams. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. Below, you'll find 2 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#A85E53
LRV
16.96
Foxy's Color Strip
Foxy is the fifth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Rojo Dust and Flower Pot. The strip spans from Quaint Peche at the lightest end to Fired Brick at the deepest. Color strip 115 groups these shades together so you can see how each reads next to its neighbors.
Foxy in Real Rooms
Foxy has a low LRV of 16.96 — 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 Red family, the photos below show it applied in a front door.
2 Front Door Photos
Choosing Foxy 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.
The front door in Foxy adds warm, welcoming curb appeal.
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A Foxy front door creates an inviting entry point.
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Coordinating Colors
Faint Coral reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 17), opening up a space where Foxy encloses it.
Shell White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 17), opening up a space where Foxy encloses it.
Polished Concrete reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 17), opening up a space where Foxy encloses it.
Trim Color
Faint Coral reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 17), opening up a space where Foxy encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Henna Shade reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Foxy reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 17), opening up a space where Foxy encloses it.
Niebla Azul reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 17), opening up a space where Foxy encloses it.
At LRV 53 vs 17, Silver Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 17, Glass Bead is decisively the brighter choice.
Morning at Sea reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 17), opening up a space where Foxy encloses it.
Foxy reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Pressed Flower reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 17), opening up a space where Foxy encloses it.
At LRV 39 vs 17, Cabbage Rose is decisively the brighter choice.
Roycroft Rose reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 17), opening up a space where Foxy encloses it.
Darker Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Foxy reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Foxy reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.