Foxy Brown (BM 1181)
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Foxy Brown (BM 1181) is a deep, warm orange from Benjamin Moore: LRV 31.3, so it reflects about 31 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Foxy Brown
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Foxy Brown by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Foxy 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 | Roycroft Rose | SW 0034 | 33 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Foxen | 200F-4 | 32 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Canyon Earth | 1007-9C | 29 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cappucino Bombe | 1061-5 | 29 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore orange colors nearest to Foxy Brown (LRV 31.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Foxy Brown
Darker than Foxy Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1181 |
| Hex | #B98D7D |
| RGB | 185, 141, 125 |
| HSL | 16°, 30%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 62.4, 14.4, 15.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Foxy Brown (BM 1181), published as #B98D7D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Foxy Brown (BM 1181)?
- Foxy Brown has an LRV of 31.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Foxy Brown is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Foxy Brown in another brand?
- Foxen (Behr 200F-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Foxy Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Foxy Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.0; 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.