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Benjamin MooreCW-180

Bucktrout Brown

At first glance, Bucktrout Brown belongs to the neutral family; in a room, light and context can make it far more elusive. Its LRV of 4.8 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.

LRV

4.78

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Light Reflectance Value
4.78
Dark
TemperatureWarm
Tone
Grounding
UseInterior & Exterior

Bucktrout Brown in Rooms

Follow Bucktrout Brown from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 2 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.

2 Kitchen Cabinets Photos

2 kitchen cabinets images place Bucktrout Brown (CW-180) in cabinetry, where color becomes part of the room’s architecture. With an LRV of 4.8, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.

Bucktrout Brown kitchen cabinets color

Bucktrout Brown cabinetry brings rich, grounded elegance to kitchen spaces.

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Bucktrout Brown kitchen cabinets

Kitchen cabinets in Bucktrout Brown deepen the room's visual warmth.

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Coordinating Colors

Bucktrout Brown
Bucktrout Brown
Steam
Steam
Bucktrout Brown vs Steam
Benjamin Moore
Bucktrout Brown
CW-180 · LRV 5
Benjamin Moore
Steam
AF-15 · LRV 84

Steam reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 5), opening up a space where Bucktrout Brown encloses it.

Bucktrout Brown
Bucktrout Brown
Mauve Blush
Mauve Blush
Bucktrout Brown vs Mauve Blush
Benjamin Moore
Bucktrout Brown
CW-180 · LRV 5
Benjamin Moore
Mauve Blush
2115-40 · LRV 31

At LRV 31 vs 5, Mauve Blush is decisively the brighter choice.

Bucktrout Brown
Bucktrout Brown
Parish White
Parish White
Bucktrout Brown vs Parish White
Benjamin Moore
Bucktrout Brown
CW-180 · LRV 5
Benjamin Moore
Parish White
CW-15 · LRV 81

Parish White reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 5), opening up a space where Bucktrout Brown encloses it.

Bucktrout Brown
Bucktrout Brown
Market Square Shell
Market Square Shell
Bucktrout Brown vs Market Square Shell
Benjamin Moore
Bucktrout Brown
CW-180 · LRV 5
Benjamin Moore
Market Square Shell
CW-30 · LRV 50

At LRV 50 vs 5, Market Square Shell is decisively the brighter choice.

Complementary Colors

Aegean Teal
Aegean Teal
Bucktrout Brown
Bucktrout Brown
Aegean Teal vs Bucktrout Brown
Benjamin Moore
Aegean Teal
2136-40 · LRV 25
Benjamin Moore
Bucktrout Brown
CW-180 · LRV 5

At LRV 25 vs 5, Aegean Teal is decisively the brighter choice.

Blue Lace
Blue Lace
Bucktrout Brown
Bucktrout Brown
Blue Lace vs Bucktrout Brown
Benjamin Moore
Blue Lace
1625 · LRV 66
Benjamin Moore
Bucktrout Brown
CW-180 · LRV 5

Blue Lace reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 5), opening up a space where Bucktrout Brown encloses it.

Beneath the Clouds
Beneath the Clouds
Bucktrout Brown
Bucktrout Brown
Beneath the Clouds vs Bucktrout Brown
Benjamin Moore
Beneath the Clouds
2131-50 · LRV 42
Benjamin Moore
Bucktrout Brown
CW-180 · LRV 5

At LRV 42 vs 5, Beneath the Clouds is decisively the brighter choice.

Bucktrout Brown
Bucktrout Brown
Providence Blue
Providence Blue
Bucktrout Brown vs Providence Blue
Benjamin Moore
Bucktrout Brown
CW-180 · LRV 5
Benjamin Moore
Providence Blue
1636 · LRV 19

Providence Blue reflects far more light (LRV 19 vs 5), opening up a space where Bucktrout Brown encloses it.

Bucktrout Brown
Bucktrout Brown
Van Courtland Blue
Van Courtland Blue
Bucktrout Brown vs Van Courtland Blue
Benjamin Moore
Bucktrout Brown
CW-180 · LRV 5
Benjamin Moore
Van Courtland Blue
HC-145 · LRV 31

At LRV 31 vs 5, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.

Bucktrout Brown
Bucktrout Brown
Nocturnal Gray
Nocturnal Gray
Bucktrout Brown vs Nocturnal Gray
Benjamin Moore
Bucktrout Brown
CW-180 · LRV 5
Benjamin Moore
Nocturnal Gray
2135-30 · LRV 14

A 9-point LRV gap (14 vs 5) makes Nocturnal Gray the marginally brighter of the two.

Blue Spruce
Blue Spruce
Bucktrout Brown
Bucktrout Brown
Blue Spruce vs Bucktrout Brown
Benjamin Moore
Blue Spruce
1637 · LRV 17
Benjamin Moore
Bucktrout Brown
CW-180 · LRV 5

Blue Spruce reflects far more light (LRV 17 vs 5), opening up a space where Bucktrout Brown encloses it.

Lighter Colors

Bucktrout Brown
Bucktrout Brown
Tucker Chocolate
Tucker Chocolate
Bucktrout Brown vs Tucker Chocolate
Benjamin Moore
Bucktrout Brown
CW-180 · LRV 5
Benjamin Moore
Tucker Chocolate
CW-175 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Bucktrout Brown
Bucktrout Brown
Espresso Bean
Espresso Bean
Bucktrout Brown vs Espresso Bean
Benjamin Moore
Bucktrout Brown
CW-180 · LRV 5
Benjamin Moore
Espresso Bean
CSP-30 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Black Bean Soup
Black Bean Soup
Bucktrout Brown
Bucktrout Brown
Black Bean Soup vs Bucktrout Brown
Benjamin Moore
Black Bean Soup
2130-10 · LRV 6
Benjamin Moore
Bucktrout Brown
CW-180 · LRV 5

With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Bucktrout Brown
Bucktrout Brown
Night Shade
Night Shade
Bucktrout Brown vs Night Shade
Benjamin Moore
Bucktrout Brown
CW-180 · LRV 5
Benjamin Moore
Night Shade
2116-10 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Bucktrout Brown
Bucktrout Brown
Incense Stick
Incense Stick
Bucktrout Brown vs Incense Stick
Benjamin Moore
Bucktrout Brown
CW-180 · LRV 5
Benjamin Moore
Incense Stick
2115-20 · LRV 8

Incense Stick reads slightly lighter (LRV 8 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Color Codes

RGB53, 45, 43
HSL12° 10% 19%
CMYK0 15 19 79
CIE LabL: 19.3 a: 3.2 b: 2.6
XYZX: 0.03 Y: 0.03 Z: 0.03

Manufacturer description

Commonly used for baseboards, doors and trim, this complex blackened brown is based an 18th-century paint formulating using iron oxide pigments.

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