Sweet Rosy Brown (BM 1302)
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Sweet Rosy Brown (BM 1302) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 10.8, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Rosy Brown
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sweet Rosy 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 Sweet Rosy 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 | Red Barn | SW 7591 | 9 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Cherry Bark | ECC-15-3 | 9.4 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Red Henna | 1008-7A | 11 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Cherokee Red | 13-02 | 11 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Sweet Rosy Brown (LRV 10.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Rosy Brown
Darker than Sweet Rosy Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1302 |
| Hex | #7E4A46 |
| RGB | 126, 74, 70 |
| HSL | 4°, 29%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.4, 21.6, 11.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Rosy Brown (BM 1302), published as #7E4A46
#704245
#8C5246
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Rosy Brown (BM 1302)?
- Sweet Rosy Brown has an LRV of 10.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Rosy Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Rosy Brown in another brand?
- Cherokee Red (PPG 13-02) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Sweet Rosy Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sweet Rosy Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.9; 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.