Brown
There is more to Benjamin Moore Brown (2099-10) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#6E493ALRV
9.09
Coordinating Colors
Floral White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 9), opening up a space where Brown encloses it.
Misty Blush reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 9), opening up a space where Brown encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 9, Edgecomb Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 9 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 25 vs 9, Aegean Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Providence Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 9, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (14 vs 9) makes Nocturnal Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
English Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Butternut Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 9 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Warm and rich, this is the quintessential shade of brown.