Sweet Rosy Brown
Sweet Rosy Brown begins as a red color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. It appears in Benjamin Moore Classics® Color Collection and Woodluxe® Exterior Wood Stain Colors, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#7E4A46LRV
10.83
Sweet Rosy Brown in Rooms
Follow Sweet Rosy Brown from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 2 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 House Photo
The 1 house image turn a red swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials.
Exterior painted Sweet Rosy Brown presents a warm, grounded aesthetic.
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1 Misc Photo
These 1 misc image show how Sweet Rosy Brown (1302) can sit beside a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes. Its red undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Walls finished in Sweet Rosy Brown bring earthy, refined warmth.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 75 vs 11, Monterey White is decisively the brighter choice.
Clarksville Gray reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 11), opening up a space where Sweet Rosy Brown encloses it.
Seapearl reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 11), opening up a space where Sweet Rosy Brown encloses it.
Whispering Woods reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 11), opening up a space where Sweet Rosy Brown encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Aegean Teal reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 11), opening up a space where Sweet Rosy Brown encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 11, Blue Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
Beneath the Clouds reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 11), opening up a space where Sweet Rosy Brown encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (19 vs 11) makes Providence Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Van Courtland Blue reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 11), opening up a space where Sweet Rosy Brown encloses it.
With LRVs of 14 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 6-point LRV gap (17 vs 11) makes Blue Spruce the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Tea Room reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Garrison Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Sweet Rosy Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (11 vs 7) makes Sweet Rosy Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 11 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
An earthy red softened by brown undertones.