Dormer Brown

SW 7521 · Sherwin-Williams

Dormer Brown SW 7521 as a flat swatch, not a painted room

Sherwin-Williams

Dormer Brown

SW 7521

Hex code

#AD947C

Light reflectance value (LRV)

31.5Medium, moodier in dim rooms

0 black100 white

Undertone

Clear orange, a warm color

Color family: Orange
Sold for: Interior and exterior

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Sherwin-Williams Dormer Brown SW 7521 is a medium orange paint color, a clear color rather than a neutral, with an LRV of 32, a medium depth that absorbs more light than it reflects.

Updated August 22, 2026

Is Dormer Brown warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

leans orange

Undertone

Clear orange

graysaturated

A clear color, not a neutral.

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