Cotswold
Cotswold is a versatile Brown from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to add character and warmth to any space. Below, you'll find 1 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#B5A695
LRV
39.04
Cotswold in Real Rooms
Cotswold has a medium-high LRV of 39.04 — present enough to register on the wall without making a room feel heavy. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Brown and Neutral family, the photos below show it applied in a misc.
1 Misc Photo
More spaces painted in Cotswold, shared by homeowners and designers across kitchens, hallways, dining rooms, and beyond. This collection shows how one color can take on a dozen different personalities depending on the room.
Accent wall in muted Cotswold grounds the room with understated elegance.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 39 vs 8, Cotswold is decisively the brighter choice.
Feather Down reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 39), opening up a space where Cotswold encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 39, Peau de Soie is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 41 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 39 vs 19, Cotswold is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotswold reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cotswold reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 14), opening up a space where Nocturnal Gray encloses it.
At LRV 39 vs 17, Cotswold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 39, Feather Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotswold reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 24), opening up a space where Bachelor Blue encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 41 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Cotswold reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 23), opening up a space where Coriander Seed encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (39 vs 29) makes Cotswold the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 39 vs 24, Cotswold is decisively the brighter choice.
