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Toasted Chestnut 2174-10
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, Toasted Chestnut sits at L* 37.1, a* 27.0, b* 26.3. Its hue angle is 44° and its chroma is 37.7, 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 96%.
LRV 10.4: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 10.4, Toasted Chestnut 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 Toasted Chestnut
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cajun Red | SW 0008 | 1.81 | Very close | |
| Brick Paver | SW 7599 | 3.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Red Prairie | SW 2916 | 3.82 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Toasted Chestnut
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiced Red | QE-14 | 3.68 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mission Tile | PMD-42 | 4.03 | Similar, clearly different | |
| New Brick | S-H-200 | 4.29 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthly Russet | 2173-10 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| California Rustic | ES-24 | 2.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Copper Clay | 2172-10 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tea | 2091-10 | 2.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rustic Brick | 2091-20 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tawny Rose | 2173-20 | 3.18 | 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.
- Copper Mine 2094-20 · lighter, LRV 10.9
- Red Oxide 2088-10 · lighter, LRV 11.4
- Mars Red 2172-20 · lighter, LRV 11.4
- Clydesdale Brown 2092-10 · darker, LRV 9.2
- Cimarron 2093-10 · darker, LRV 8.9
- Red Rock 2005-10 · darker, LRV 8.3
Colors that go with Toasted Chestnut
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Pacific Ocean Blue 2055-20 · complementary (180°)
- Night Flower 1344 · analogous (−30°)
- Autumn Bronze 2162-10 · analogous (+30°)
- Deep Green 2039-10 · triadic (120°)
- Twilight Blue 2067-30 · triadic (240°)
Toasted Chestnut vs popular colors
- Boston Brick (Benjamin Moore 2092-30, ΔE 4.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Redwood (Benjamin Moore ES-20, ΔE 5.5) is darker (LRV 8.9 vs 10.4), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Caliente (Benjamin Moore AF-290, ΔE 9.2) is darker (LRV 8.8 vs 10.4), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more saturated.