Barley Grass
Benjamin Moore's Barley Grass is a brown shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. An LRV of 44.4 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#C8B180LRV
44.40
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 73 vs 44, Crème Caramel is decisively the brighter choice.
Swiss Coffee reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 44), opening up a space where Barley Grass encloses it.
Simply White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 44), opening up a space where Barley Grass encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 44, Brittany Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Sombrero reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 44 vs 22, Barley Grass is decisively the brighter choice.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where Barley Grass encloses it.
At LRV 44 vs 24, Barley Grass is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 28, Barley Grass is decisively the brighter choice.
Barley Grass reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (44 vs 36) makes Barley Grass the marginally brighter of the two.
Barley Grass reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 14), opening up a space where Andes Summit encloses it.
Lighter Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (50 vs 44) makes Splendor the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (56 vs 44) makes Marble Canyon the marginally brighter of the two.
Everlasting reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Barley Grass encloses it.
With LRVs of 47 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shakespeare Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Barley Grass reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Barley Grass reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Barley Grass reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Barley Grass reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (44 vs 34) makes Barley Grass the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A warm khaki hue deepened with a drop of brown.