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Char Brown 2137-20
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Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Char Brown sits at L* 34.3, a* 1.9, b* 10.5. Its hue angle is 80° and its chroma is 10.7, 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 66%.
LRV 9.3: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 9.3, Char Brown is lighter than 5% 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 Char 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tungsten | SW 9515 | 1.00 | Very close | |
| Enduring Bronze | SW 7055 | 1.58 | Very close | |
| Best Bronze | SW 6160 | 1.83 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Char 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Rock | S-H-730 | 1.31 | Very close | |
| Dried Leaf | S-H-710 | 1.43 | Very close | |
| Volcanic Island | S-H-720 | 2.34 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Brown | 2137-10 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Green Grove | 2138-20 | 3.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| North Creek Brown | 1001 | 3.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Southern Vine | 2138-10 | 3.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sierra Spruce | 2108-20 | 4.11 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Ferret Brown | 2108-10 | 4.23 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Stone Brown 2112-30 · lighter, LRV 10.2
- Topeka Taupe 1463 · lighter, LRV 11.0
- Randolph Gray CW-85 · lighter, LRV 11.3
- Brown Sugar 2112-20 · darker, LRV 8.0
- Midsummer Night 2134-20 · darker, LRV 7.8
- Mahogany ES-60 · darker, LRV 7.0
Colors that go with Char Brown
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Newburyport Blue HC-155 · complementary (180°)
- Hearthstone Brown 2109-20 · analogous (−30°)
- Artichoke 2141-10 · analogous (+30°)
- Olympus Green 679 · triadic (120°)
- Shadow 2117-30 · triadic (240°)
Char Brown vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 5.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 6.4) is darker (LRV 5.9 vs 9.3), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 7.5) is lighter (LRV 11.0 vs 9.3), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.