Forest Brown
Benjamin Moore's Forest Brown is a brown shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its LRV of 8.9 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#6C493ALRV
8.94
Coordinating Colors
Carrington Beige reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 9), opening up a space where Forest Brown encloses it.
Distant Gray reflects far more light (LRV 88 vs 9), opening up a space where Forest Brown encloses it.
Swiss Coffee reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 9), opening up a space where Forest Brown encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 9, Porringer Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 9 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 25 vs 9, Aegean Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Lace reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 9), opening up a space where Forest Brown encloses it.
Providence Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 9, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (14 vs 9) makes Nocturnal Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Warm Brownie reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (12 vs 9) makes Rabbit Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (15 vs 9) makes Oregon Trail the marginally brighter of the two.
Espresso reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
English Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 9 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Infused with a trace of red, this deep brown evokes the mysterious allure of the forest.