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Roxbury Caramel HC-42
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Roxbury Caramel sits at L* 69.5, a* 8.6, b* 27.8. Its hue angle is 73° and its chroma is 29.1, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 79%.
LRV 40.1: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 40.1, Roxbury Caramel is lighter than 44% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Roxbury Caramel
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vintage Gold | SW 9024 | 1.38 | Very close | |
| Stonebriar | SW 7693 | 2.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Totally Tan | SW 6115 | 2.56 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Roxbury Caramel
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh Sawdust | BXC-70 | 0.47 | Practically identical | |
| Corkboard | BIC-30 | 0.63 | Practically identical | |
| Butter Nut | HDC-AC-13 | 0.91 | Practically identical |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acorn Yellow | 2161-40 | 1.49 | Very close | |
| Farm Fresh | AF-360 | 1.64 | Very close | |
| Guesthouse | 1117 | 1.85 | Very close | |
| Camel Back | 1103 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gingerbread Man | 1111 | 2.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Barley Harvest | 1070 | 2.12 | 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.
- Hidden Oaks 1129 · lighter, LRV 42.4
- Winthrop Peach HC-55 · lighter, LRV 43.2
- Twilight Gold 1069 · lighter, LRV 42.9
- Sherwood Tan 1054 · darker, LRV 37.3
- Italianate AF-215 · darker, LRV 36.5
- Barley Harvest 1070 · darker, LRV 35.1
Colors that go with Roxbury Caramel
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Sea to Shining Sea 789 · complementary (180°)
- Mesa Peach 1200 · analogous (−30°)
- Agave AF-420 · analogous (+30°)
- Teal Tone 663 · triadic (120°)
- Mighty Aphrodite 1397 · triadic (240°)
Roxbury Caramel vs popular colors
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 5.4) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 40.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 7.5) is lighter (LRV 45.7 vs 40.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Cedar (Benjamin Moore ES-40, ΔE 10.0) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.