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Dixon Brown CW-160
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Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Dixon Brown sits at L* 39.3, a* 3.7, b* 10.4. Its hue angle is 70° and its chroma is 11.0, 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 57%.
LRV 12.0: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 12.0, Dixon Brown is lighter than 10% 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 Dixon 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead Brown | SW 7515 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tea Leaf | SW 9604 | 2.52 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Prospect | SW 9615 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Dixon 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aging Barrel | PPU5-2 | 0.64 | Practically identical | |
| Aging Barrel | PPU5-02 | 0.64 | Practically identical | |
| Cavalry Brown | N220-7 | 1.50 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Horse | 2108-30 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| Middlebury Brown | HC-68 | 1.36 | Very close | |
| Mustang | 2111-30 | 1.63 | Very close | |
| North Creek Brown | 1001 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Clinton Brown | HC-67 | 2.47 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hope Chest | CSP-1050 | 2.57 | 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.
- Coconut Grove 1029 · lighter, LRV 13.1
- Tamarind AF-120 · lighter, LRV 13.8
- Northwood Brown 1000 · lighter, LRV 13.4
- Randolph Gray CW-85 · darker, LRV 11.3
- Topeka Taupe 1463 · darker, LRV 11.0
- Stone Brown 2112-30 · darker, LRV 10.2
Colors that go with Dixon Brown
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Spellbound 1659 · complementary (180°)
- Cup o' Java 1246 · analogous (−30°)
- Cabbage Patch 2141-20 · analogous (+30°)
- Dragonfly AF-510 · triadic (120°)
- Wild Mulberry CSP-475 · triadic (240°)
Dixon Brown vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 7.3) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 12.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 8.3) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 8.7) is darker (LRV 7.0 vs 12.0), more blue/cool, more red/pink.