Briarwood
Often used for its versatile qualities, Briarwood remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to add character and warmth to any space. We've gathered 2 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#A09889
LRV
31.80
Briarwood in Real Rooms
Briarwood has a medium LRV of 31.8 — it adds real depth and will read noticeably darker as natural light fades. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Gray and Neutral family, the photos below show it applied in a house.
2 House Photos
Exterior paint earns its keep over years, not months — it needs to handle bleaching summers, wet winters, and the slow shifts of a neighborhood's context. Briarwood has the depth and pigment quality to age gracefully through all of it.
Window treatments frame Briarwood exterior walls beautifully.
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Briarwood siding establishes warm, inviting curb appeal.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 52 vs 32, Bleeker Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Briarwood reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 10), opening up a space where Green Grove encloses it.
At LRV 32 vs 16, Briarwood is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 32, Edgecomb Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 32 vs 6, Briarwood is decisively the brighter choice.
Briarwood reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 5), opening up a space where Winding Waterway encloses it.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 32), opening up a space where Briarwood encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (32 vs 24) makes Briarwood the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (32 vs 28) makes Briarwood the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (43 vs 32) makes Stone Harbor the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 32 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
La Paloma Gray reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 32), opening up a space where Briarwood encloses it.
Museum Piece reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (42 vs 32) makes Smoke & Mirrors the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
A 10-point LRV gap (32 vs 22) makes Briarwood the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 32 vs 20, Briarwood is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (32 vs 25) makes Briarwood the marginally brighter of the two.
