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Baywood Brown 1234
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Undertone: Noticeable red undertone
In CIELAB, Baywood Brown sits at L* 65.1, a* 8.6, b* 11.4. Its hue angle is 53° and its chroma is 14.2, so it leans red 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 47%.
LRV 34.1: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 34.1, Baywood Brown is lighter than 37% 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 Baywood 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redend Point | SW 9081 | 3.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Emerging Taupe | SW 6045 | 3.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Interface Tan | SW 6059 | 3.53 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Baywood 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lite Cocoa | MQ1-55 | 0.88 | Practically identical | |
| Sonora Rose | N160-4 | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Postmodern Mauve | PPU5-15 | 2.52 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whipped Mocha | CSP-350 | 2.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Whispering Woods | 1012 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Muddy York | CC-392 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Seaside Sand | 2110-40 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rosedale | 1180 | 3.74 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nutmeg | 1227 | 4.07 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Indian River 985 · lighter, LRV 36.7
- Ranchwood CC-500 · lighter, LRV 36.7
- Nutmeg 1227 · lighter, LRV 37.0
- Chadwick Brown 1160 · darker, LRV 31.3
- Foxy Brown 1181 · darker, LRV 31.3
- Beige Gray ES-51 · darker, LRV 40.6
Colors that go with Baywood Brown
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Cable Knit Sweater CSP-650 · complementary (180°)
- Mauve Mist 1264 · analogous (−30°)
- Turret CC-604 · analogous (+30°)
- Mill Springs Blue HC-137 · triadic (120°)
- Central Mauve 1412 · triadic (240°)
Baywood Brown vs popular colors
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 8.2) is lighter (LRV 36.5 vs 34.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 8.8) is lighter (LRV 37.0 vs 34.1), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 8.9) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 34.1), more yellow/warm, more green.