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Brown Teepee 2102-40
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated red (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Brown Teepee sits at L* 56.8, a* 14.4, b* 9.8. Its hue angle is 34° and its chroma is 17.4, 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 42%.
LRV 25.3: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 25.3, Brown Teepee is lighter than 28% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Brown Teepee
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hushed Auburn | SW 9080 | 3.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Salon Rose | SW 0061 | 4.54 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Rosaline Pearl | SW 9077 | 5.16 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Brown Teepee
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Cedar | MQ1-52 | 1.80 | Very close | |
| Smoke Bush Rose | S170-5 | 1.85 | Very close | |
| Brandied Apple | ICC-108 | 2.06 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almond Beige | 2101-40 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Appalachian Spring | 2100-40 | 2.68 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Autumn Brown | 2099-40 | 3.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mudslide | 2095-40 | 3.28 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dusty Ranch Brown | 2105-40 | 3.87 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Santa Fe Tan | 2097-40 | 3.97 | 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.
- Barberry 1244 · lighter, LRV 27.7
- Santa Rosa 1189 · lighter, LRV 29.8
- Foxy Brown 1181 · lighter, LRV 31.3
- Taupetone 1013 · darker, LRV 22.8
- Drenched Sienna 1182 · darker, LRV 22.6
- Fox Hollow Brown 1235 · darker, LRV 21.6
Colors that go with Brown Teepee
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Rendezvous Bay 726 · complementary (180°)
- Rosewood 2082-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Firewood 1027 · analogous (+30°)
- Parsley Snips 635 · triadic (120°)
- Stratford Blue 831 · triadic (240°)
Brown Teepee vs popular colors
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 11.6) is darker (LRV 23.6 vs 25.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Rosy Peach (Benjamin Moore 2089-20, ΔE 12.5) is darker (LRV 19.0 vs 25.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 13.7) is lighter (LRV 36.5 vs 25.3), more yellow/warm, more saturated.