Marsh Brown
Benjamin Moore's Marsh Brown is a brown shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#7E583DLRV
11.95
Coordinating Colors
Swiss Coffee reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 12), opening up a space where Marsh Brown encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 12, Timid White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Thornton Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Mountain Peak White reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 12), opening up a space where Marsh Brown encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Blue Lace reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Marsh Brown encloses it.
Providence Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 12, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Blue Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (22 vs 12) makes Normandy the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Rich Clay Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) makes Cattail the marginally brighter of the two.
Fairmont Gold reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 12), opening up a space where Marsh Brown encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (23 vs 12) makes Cappuccino Muffin the marginally brighter of the two.
Penny reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Enriched with a hint of orange, this low-key brown evokes fertile, rain-soaked earth.