Brindle (BM 1183)
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Brindle (BM 1183) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 15.1, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brindle
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Brindle 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 Brindle, 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 | Canyon Clay | SW 6054 | 13 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Red Curry | S170-6 | 14.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Rusted Earth | 2002-7A | 13 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Raspberry Truffle | 1060-6 | 14 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Brindle (LRV 15.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Brindle
Darker than Brindle
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1183 |
| Hex | #8D5D50 |
| RGB | 141, 93, 80 |
| HSL | 13°, 28%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.3, 18.0, 15.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brindle (BM 1183), published as #8D5D50
#7F544F
#9C664F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brindle (BM 1183)?
- Brindle has an LRV of 15.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brindle is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Brindle in another brand?
- Red Curry (Behr S170-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Brindle warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Brindle as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.5; 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.