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Northwood Brown 1000
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Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Northwood Brown sits at L* 42.0, a* 2.9, b* 11.2. Its hue angle is 76° and its chroma is 11.6, so it leans orange clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 56%.
LRV 13.4: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 13.4, Northwood Brown is lighter than 12% of Benjamin Moore colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Northwood Brown
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smokehouse | SW 7040 | 0.91 | Practically identical | |
| Homestead Brown | SW 7515 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Griffin | SW 7026 | 2.57 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Northwood Brown
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Brown | N220-6 | 2.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Swiss Brown | N210-6 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tan Bark Trail | HDC-SM14-4 | 2.36 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Chest | CSP-1050 | 1.94 | Very close | |
| Brown Horse | 2108-30 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dixon Brown | CW-160 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dash of Pepper | 1554 | 3.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| North Creek Brown | 1001 | 3.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spanish Moss | ES-44 | 3.33 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Cowboy Boots 1015 · lighter, LRV 14.9
- Country Life 1490 · lighter, LRV 15.7
- Dash of Pepper 1554 · lighter, LRV 15.3
- Durango 2137-30 · darker, LRV 12.3
- Pine Cone 2106-30 · darker, LRV 12.2
- Rockies Brown 2107-30 · darker, LRV 12.5
Colors that go with Northwood Brown
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Andes Summit CSP-600 · complementary (180°)
- Cowboy Boots 1015 · analogous (−30°)
- Trailing Vines 1505 · analogous (+30°)
- Polished Slate 713 · triadic (120°)
- Wild Mulberry CSP-475 · triadic (240°)
Northwood Brown vs popular colors
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 8.8) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 13.4), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 8.9) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 13.4), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 9.4) is darker (LRV 11.0 vs 13.4), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.