North Creek Brown (BM 1001)
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North Creek Brown (BM 1001) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 10.2, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with North Creek Brown
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for North Creek 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 North Creek 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 | Oak Leaf Brown | SW 7054 | 10 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Frontier Shadow | 740D-7 | 10.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Harvest Brown | 6009-2 | 10 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Monkey Madness | 1020-7 | 10 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to North Creek Brown (LRV 10.2) by LRV.
Lighter than North Creek Brown
Darker than North Creek Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1001 |
| Hex | #65594A |
| RGB | 101, 89, 74 |
| HSL | 33°, 15%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.6, 2.2, 10.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
North Creek Brown (BM 1001), published as #65594A
#575049
#73624A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of North Creek Brown (BM 1001)?
- North Creek Brown has an LRV of 10.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so North Creek Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to North Creek Brown in another brand?
- Frontier Shadow (Behr 740D-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is North Creek Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists North Creek Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.5; 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.