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North Creek Brown 1001
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Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, North Creek Brown sits at L* 38.6, a* 2.2, b* 10.5. Its hue angle is 78° and its chroma is 10.7, 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 63%.
LRV 10.2: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 10.2, North Creek Brown is lighter than 7% 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 North Creek 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Leaf Brown | SW 7054 | 1.17 | Very close | |
| Prospect | SW 9615 | 1.25 | Very close | |
| Tea Leaf | SW 9604 | 2.95 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to North Creek 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Shadow | 740D-7 | 0.92 | Practically identical | |
| Winter Oak | 720D-7 | 1.06 | Very close | |
| Chocolate Cupcake | 710D-7 | 1.67 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Horse | 2108-30 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dixon Brown | CW-160 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hope Chest | CSP-1050 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Spanish Moss | ES-44 | 2.76 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Durango | 2137-30 | 3.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Middlebury Brown | HC-68 | 3.16 | 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.
- Dark Olive 2140-30 · lighter, LRV 13.5
- Jade Romanesque 476 · lighter, LRV 13.7
- Forest Floor 1498 · lighter, LRV 13.6
- Falcon Brown 1238 · darker, LRV 9.3
- Fresh Brew 1232 · darker, LRV 9.8
- Branchport Brown HC-72 · darker, LRV 10.0
Colors that go with North Creek Brown
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Van Deusen Blue HC-156 · complementary (180°)
- Cup o' Java 1246 · analogous (−30°)
- Cabbage Patch 2141-20 · analogous (+30°)
- Dragonfly AF-510 · triadic (120°)
- Wild Mulberry CSP-475 · triadic (240°)
North Creek Brown vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 6.3) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 10.2), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 7.6) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 8.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.