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Wood Grain Brown 2109-30
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Undertone: Noticeable red undertone
In CIELAB, Wood Grain Brown sits at L* 37.8, a* 6.5, b* 7.6. Its hue angle is 50° and its chroma is 10.0, 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 51%.
LRV 10.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 10.7, Wood Grain Brown is lighter than 8% 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 Wood Grain 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rookwood Dark Brown | SW 2808 | 3.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bison | SW 1084 | 3.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dark Brown | SW 7520 | 3.52 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Wood Grain 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Library Leather | HDC-CL-13A | 0.55 | Practically identical | |
| Natural Bark | N170-6 | 1.66 | Very close | |
| Harvest Oak | BNC-33 | 1.80 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup o' Java | 1246 | 1.35 | Very close | |
| Branchport Brown | HC-72 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Clinton Brown | HC-67 | 2.57 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Falcon Brown | 1238 | 2.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hearthstone Brown | 2109-20 | 2.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Van Buren Brown | HC-70 | 2.89 | 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.
- Spanish Moss ES-44 · lighter, LRV 11.3
- Hope Chest CSP-1050 · lighter, LRV 13.1
- Amazon Soil 2115-30 · lighter, LRV 13.3
- Branchport Brown HC-72 · darker, LRV 10.0
- Mocha Brown 2107-20 · darker, LRV 10.2
- Rural Earth 1239 · darker, LRV 9.7
Colors that go with Wood Grain Brown
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- New Providence Navy 1651 · complementary (180°)
- Desert Shadows 2114-30 · analogous (−30°)
- North Creek Brown 1001 · analogous (+30°)
- Crisp Romaine 686 · triadic (120°)
- Blue Gaspé 1435 · triadic (240°)
Wood Grain Brown vs popular colors
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 5.2) is darker (LRV 7.0 vs 10.7), more red/pink.
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 7.4) is darker (LRV 5.9 vs 10.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 8.2) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 10.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.