Kentucky Birch
Kentucky Birch is a Brown paint color from Benjamin Moore, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#7F6C57LRV
16.74
Coordinating Colors
A 7-point LRV gap (17 vs 10) makes Kentucky Birch the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 17), opening up a space where Kentucky Birch encloses it.
Royal Flax reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 17), opening up a space where Kentucky Birch encloses it.
First Crush reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 17), opening up a space where Kentucky Birch encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 17 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Van Courtland Blue reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 17), opening up a space where Kentucky Birch encloses it.
With LRVs of 17 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Normandy reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 58 vs 17, Feather Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Ticonderoga Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (28 vs 17) makes Cabot Trail the marginally brighter of the two.
Everard Coffee reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (24 vs 17) makes Taupe Fedora the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
A 9-point LRV gap (17 vs 8) makes Kentucky Birch the marginally brighter of the two.
Kentucky Birch reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (17 vs 13) makes Kentucky Birch the marginally brighter of the two.
Kentucky Birch reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Smoky brown and naturals combine, reminiscent of the bark of an ancient birch tree.