Gingersnaps
Often used for its versatile qualities, Gingersnaps remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to add character and warmth to any space. Use our expert data below to help you visualize this color in your home.
Hex
#AA855B
LRV
26.22
Coordinating Colors
Gingersnaps reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 8), opening up a space where Midnight Blue encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 26, Navajo White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 26, Swiss Coffee is decisively the brighter choice.
Gingersnaps reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 7), opening up a space where Bavarian Forest encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 27 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 26 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lighter Colors
Serengeti Sand reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (35 vs 26) makes Dark Buff the marginally brighter of the two.
Beach House Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (36 vs 26) makes Trench Coat the marginally brighter of the two.
Brookline Beige reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 26), opening up a space where Gingersnaps encloses it.
Darker Colors
Gingersnaps reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (26 vs 22) makes Gingersnaps the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 26 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 8-point LRV gap (26 vs 19) makes Gingersnaps the marginally brighter of the two.