Fairfax Brown

SW 2856 · Sherwin-Williams

Fairfax Brown SW 2856 as a flat swatch, not a painted room

Sherwin-Williams

Fairfax Brown

SW 2856

Hex code

#61463A

Light reflectance value (LRV)

7.2Very dark, close to black on a wall

0 black100 white

Undertone

Clear peach, a warm color

Color family: Orange
Sold for: Interior and exterior

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Sherwin-Williams Fairfax Brown SW 2856 is a very dark orange paint color, a clear color rather than a neutral, leaning peach, with an LRV of 7, close to black on a wall.

Updated August 22, 2026

Is Fairfax Brown warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers

leans peach

Undertone

Clear peach

graysaturated

A clear color, not a neutral.

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