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Mocha Brown 2107-20
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Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Mocha Brown sits at L* 35.6, a* 7.3, b* 12.6. Its hue angle is 60° and its chroma is 14.5, 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 69%.
LRV 10.2: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 10.2, Mocha 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 Mocha 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Brown | SW 7520 | 1.46 | Very close | |
| Half-Caff | SW 9091 | 1.88 | Very close | |
| Sable | SW 6083 | 2.21 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Mocha 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revival Mahogany | 760B-7 | 0.99 | Practically identical | |
| Moose Trail | N190-7 | 1.76 | Very close | |
| Well Bred Brown | MQ2-05 | 1.85 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chocolate Candy Brown | 2107-10 | 1.73 | Very close | |
| Falcon Brown | 1238 | 1.97 | Very close | |
| Grizzly Bear Brown | 2111-20 | 2.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sierra Spruce | 2108-20 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ferret Brown | 2108-10 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Brown Tar | 2110-20 | 2.85 | 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.
- Cup o' Java 1246 · lighter, LRV 11.0
- Wood Grain Brown 2109-30 · lighter, LRV 10.7
- Brown Tar 2110-20 · lighter, LRV 10.6
- Grizzly Bear Brown 2111-20 · darker, LRV 8.3
- Chocolate Candy Brown 2107-10 · darker, LRV 9.0
- Ferret Brown 2108-10 · darker, LRV 8.8
Colors that go with Mocha Brown
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Summer Nights 777 · complementary (180°)
- Bison Brown 2113-30 · analogous (−30°)
- Night Owl CC-662 · analogous (+30°)
- Garden Cucumber 644 · triadic (120°)
- Dark Lilac 2070-30 · triadic (240°)
Mocha Brown vs popular colors
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 5.0) is darker (LRV 7.0 vs 10.2), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 7.1) is darker (LRV 5.9 vs 10.2), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 9.5) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 10.2), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.