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Foxy Brown 1181
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Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Foxy Brown sits at L* 62.4, a* 14.4, b* 15.0. Its hue angle is 46° and its chroma is 20.8, so it reads as an outright red rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 53%.
LRV 31.3: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 31.3, Foxy Brown is lighter than 34% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Foxy 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roycroft Rose | SW 0034 | 1.87 | Very close | |
| Redend Point | SW 9081 | 3.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Renwick Rose Beige | SW 2804 | 4.38 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Foxy 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foxen | 200F-4 | 1.72 | Very close | |
| Mesa Peach | MQ1-51 | 1.87 | Very close | |
| Painted Skies | PMD-98 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake House | 1175 | 1.52 | Very close | |
| Wythe Rose | CW-225 | 1.98 | Very close | |
| Santa Rosa | 1189 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Roman Shade | 1228 | 3.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rosedale | 1180 | 3.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lightfoot Salmon | CW-220 | 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.
- Baywood Brown 1234 · lighter, LRV 34.1
- Mountain Hideaway 1154 · lighter, LRV 34.8
- Rosedale 1180 · lighter, LRV 35.2
- Jackson Tan HC-46 · darker, LRV 27.8
- Gaucho Brown 2096-40 · darker, LRV 27.1
- Chowning's Tan CW-195 · darker, LRV 26.8
Colors that go with Foxy Brown
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Palace Blue CW-605 · complementary (180°)
- Toasted Mauve 1279 · analogous (−30°)
- Morrel AF-125 · analogous (+30°)
- Medici Malachite 600 · triadic (120°)
- Persian Violet 1419 · triadic (240°)
Foxy Brown vs popular colors
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 7.7) is lighter (LRV 36.5 vs 31.3), more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 10.3) is darker (LRV 23.6 vs 31.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 12.9) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 31.3), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.