Butternut Brown
Often used for its genuinely dark qualities, Butternut Brown remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. Use our expert data below to help you visualize this color in your home.
Hex
#7E5849
LRV
13.21
Coordinating Colors
Southern Comfort reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 13), opening up a space where Butternut Brown encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 13, Atrium White is decisively the brighter choice.
Collector's Item reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 13), opening up a space where Butternut Brown encloses it.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 13), opening up a space where Butternut Brown encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
A 12-point LRV gap (25 vs 13) makes Aegean Teal the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Lace reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 13), opening up a space where Butternut Brown encloses it.
Providence Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 13, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Blue Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Mountain Retreat reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Wooded Vista reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Drenched Sienna reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (13 vs 10) makes Butternut Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
Butternut Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Butternut Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.