Willow
There is more to Benjamin Moore Willow (CC-542) 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. 3 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
Hex
#564E48LRV
9.06
Willow in Rooms
Follow Willow from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 3 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
2 House Photos
Viewed across 2 house images in an exterior viewed across distance, weather and the changing sky, Willow (CC-542) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. With an LRV of 9.1, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Exterior siding in soft Willow creates a serene, nature-inspired home facade.
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Board-and-batten cladding painted in Willow offers timeless architectural charm.
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1 Dining Room Photo
Catalog words such as Grounding, Moody, Timeless offer another lens on its character. In this setting, let natural light, candles and pendant lighting and timber, table linen, glass and artwork guide the final sample decision.
Dining room walls in Willow provide a calming backdrop for gathered meals.
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Coordinating Colors
Stanley Park reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 9), opening up a space where Willow encloses it.
Dune White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 9), opening up a space where Willow encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Providence Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 9, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (14 vs 9) makes Nocturnal Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 9), opening up a space where Willow encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 7-point LRV gap (16 vs 9) makes Bear Creek the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Like the silhouette of a willow tree in the evening, this darkened brown is dramatic and full of beguiling mystery.