Cabin Fever (BM 1540)
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Cabin Fever (BM 1540) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 13.5, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cabin Fever
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cabin Fever 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 Cabin Fever, 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 | Eclipse | SW 6166 | 14 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Sandwashed Driftwood | 770D-6 | 14.1 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Prairie Foliage | 6008-2C | 13 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Lemur | 1101-7 | 12 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Cabin Fever (LRV 13.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Cabin Fever
Darker than Cabin Fever
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1540 |
| Hex | #6C6453 |
| RGB | 108, 100, 83 |
| HSL | 41°, 13%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.7, 0.1, 10.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cabin Fever (BM 1540), published as #6C6453
#5E5B52
#7B6D53
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cabin Fever (BM 1540)?
- Cabin Fever has an LRV of 13.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cabin Fever is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cabin Fever in another brand?
- Prairie Foliage (Valspar 6008-2C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Cabin Fever warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cabin Fever as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.8; 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.