Charlton Brown
Benjamin Moore's Charlton Brown is a brown shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. 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
#693D2DLRV
8.32
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 83 vs 8, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Franklin White reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 8), opening up a space where Charlton Brown encloses it.
Raleigh Peach reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 8), opening up a space where Charlton Brown encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 8, Cedar Key is decisively the brighter choice.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 25 vs 8, Aegean Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Lace reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 8), opening up a space where Charlton Brown encloses it.
Providence Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 8, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (14 vs 8) makes Nocturnal Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Brownberry reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Tawny Rose the marginally brighter of the two.
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Manufacturer description
Discovered by researchers on baseboard fragments from historic Charlton's Coffeehouse, this rugged shade of brown is ideal for a study or library.