Carob
There is more to Benjamin Moore Carob (AF-160) 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. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.
Hex
#8C6F5DLRV
18.92
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 46 vs 19, Nightingale is decisively the brighter choice.
Vintage Taupe reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 19), opening up a space where Carob encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
With LRVs of 19 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 31 vs 19, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (19 vs 14) makes Carob the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lighter Colors
Cougar Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
A 9-point LRV gap (19 vs 10) makes Carob the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (19 vs 12) makes Carob the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (19 vs 8) makes Carob the marginally brighter of the two.
Carob reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Decadent cozy undertones give this brown an enveloping quality.