Fresh Brew (BM 1232)
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Fresh Brew (BM 1232) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 9.8, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fresh Brew
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Fresh Brew 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 Fresh Brew, 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 | Dark Brown | SW 7520 | 9 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Chocolate Sparkle | 770B-7 | 8.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Roasted Coffee | 2009-10 | 9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Fudge | 1073-7 | 8 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Fresh Brew (LRV 9.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Fresh Brew
Darker than Fresh Brew
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1232 |
| Hex | #684F46 |
| RGB | 104, 79, 70 |
| HSL | 16°, 20%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.9, 9.1, 9.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fresh Brew (BM 1232), published as #684F46
#5A4745
#765846
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fresh Brew (BM 1232)?
- Fresh Brew has an LRV of 9.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fresh Brew is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fresh Brew in another brand?
- Roasted Coffee (Valspar 2009-10) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fresh Brew warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Fresh Brew as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.4; 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.