Charleston Brown
Charleston Brown is a Orange paint color from Benjamin Moore, but its character reaches beyond a single label. It appears in Historical Colors, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#745239LRV
10.45
Coordinating Colors
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 10), opening up a space where Charleston Brown encloses it.
Berber White reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 10), opening up a space where Charleston Brown encloses it.
Georgian Green reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 10), opening up a space where Charleston Brown encloses it.
Clay Beige reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 10), opening up a space where Charleston Brown encloses it.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 66 vs 10, Blue Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (19 vs 10) makes Providence Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Van Courtland Blue reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 10), opening up a space where Charleston Brown encloses it.
Nocturnal Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (17 vs 10) makes Blue Spruce the marginally brighter of the two.
Normandy reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 13 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (16 vs 10) makes Rich Clay Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
Cattail reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (19 vs 10) makes Penny the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 10 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A warm, woodsy brown that infuses any space with a sense of history.