Fox Hollow Brown (BM 1235)
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Fox Hollow Brown (BM 1235) is a deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 21.6, so it reflects about 22 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fox Hollow Brown
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Fox Hollow 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 Fox Hollow 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 | Mocha | SW 6067 | 21 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Fudge Bar | 250F-5 | 21.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Tender Twig | 3001-7B | 23 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tattered Teddy | 1072-5 | 24 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Fox Hollow Brown (LRV 21.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Fox Hollow Brown
Darker than Fox Hollow Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1235 |
| Hex | #997968 |
| RGB | 153, 121, 104 |
| HSL | 21°, 19%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 53.4, 9.9, 14.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fox Hollow Brown (BM 1235), published as #997968
#8A7067
#A88268
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fox Hollow Brown (BM 1235)?
- Fox Hollow Brown has an LRV of 21.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fox Hollow Brown is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fox Hollow Brown in another brand?
- Mocha (SW 6067) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Fox Hollow Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Fox Hollow Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.1; 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.