Grandfather Clock Brown
Grandfather Clock Brown is a genuinely dark Brown from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. Below, you'll find 2 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#825B48
LRV
12.93
Grandfather Clock Brown in Real Rooms
Grandfather Clock Brown has a low LRV of 12.93 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Brown and Orange family, the photos below show it applied in a misc and bedroom.
1 Misc Photo
In laundry rooms, Grandfather Clock Brown adds a surprising level of "design" to a space that is often forgotten. It proves that even the most utilitarian rooms deserve a color that feels considered, intentional, and calming.
Accent wall painted Grandfather Clock Brown adds warmth and intimate charm.
@pam8100
1 Bedroom Photo
Grandfather Clock Brown has a unique ability to make a bedroom feel larger yet more intimate at the same time. By softening the "edges" of the room, the walls seem to move back, while the warmth of the tone makes the bed feel like a safe, protected island in the center of the space.
Bedroom walls wrapped in Grandfather Clock Brown create a cozy, restful retreat.
@tylarkinsinteriors
Coordinating Colors
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 13), opening up a space where Grandfather Clock Brown encloses it.
Edgecomb Gray reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 13), opening up a space where Grandfather Clock Brown encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 13, Lacey Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 13, Alabaster is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 15 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Grandfather Clock Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Aegean Teal reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 13), opening up a space where Grandfather Clock Brown encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 13, Blue Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Beneath the Clouds reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 13), opening up a space where Grandfather Clock Brown encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (19 vs 13) makes Providence Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Van Courtland Blue reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 13), opening up a space where Grandfather Clock Brown encloses it.
With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (17 vs 13) makes Blue Spruce the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
A 10-point LRV gap (23 vs 13) makes Drenched Sienna the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 15 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 10-point LRV gap (23 vs 13) makes Birchwood the marginally brighter of the two.
Coyote Trail reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (20 vs 13) makes Antique Copper the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Grandfather Clock Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (13 vs 7) makes Grandfather Clock Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
Grandfather Clock Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.