Northwood Brown (BM 1000)
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Northwood Brown (BM 1000) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 13.4, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Northwood Brown
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Northwood Brown by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Northwood Brown, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Smokehouse | SW 7040 | 13 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Landmark Brown | N220-6 | 14 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Stampede | 3008-9A | 14 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Introspective | 15-18 | 12 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Northwood Brown (LRV 13.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Northwood Brown
Darker than Northwood Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1000 |
| Hex | #6F6151 |
| RGB | 111, 97, 81 |
| HSL | 32°, 16%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.0, 2.9, 11.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Northwood Brown (BM 1000), published as #6F6151
#615850
#7E6A51
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Northwood Brown (BM 1000)?
- Northwood Brown has an LRV of 13.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Northwood Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Northwood Brown in another brand?
- Smokehouse (SW 7040) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Northwood Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Northwood Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.2; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.