Penny
Benjamin Moore's Penny is a brown shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. An LRV of 19.3 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#986E4FLRV
19.25
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 83 vs 19, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 19, Arizona Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
A 3-point LRV gap (19 vs 16) makes Penny the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
With LRVs of 19 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 31 vs 19, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (19 vs 14) makes Penny the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lighter Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (30 vs 19) makes Serengeti Sand the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 33 vs 19, Beach House Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
Penny reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (19 vs 10) makes Penny the marginally brighter of the two.
Penny reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (19 vs 16) makes Penny the marginally brighter of the two.
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Manufacturer description
Orange undertones give this mellow brown a copper-like finish.