Hedgehog Brown
There is more to Benjamin Moore Hedgehog Brown (2097-30) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. A red undertone may emerge most clearly where the paint meets a cleaner white, stone surface or contrasting textile. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#7A5749LRV
12.64
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 83 vs 13, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Wild Rice reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 13), opening up a space where Hedgehog Brown encloses it.
Alabaster reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 13), opening up a space where Hedgehog Brown encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 13, Litchfield Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 25 vs 13, Aegean Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Lace reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 13), opening up a space where Hedgehog Brown encloses it.
Providence Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 13, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Blue Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (18 vs 13) makes Saddle Soap the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 13 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Mountain Retreat reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Wooded Vista reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
A 3-point LRV gap (13 vs 10) makes Hedgehog Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (13 vs 6) makes Hedgehog Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
Hedgehog Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hedgehog Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 13 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A drop of red softens this rich, velvety brown.