Chestnut (BM 2082-10)
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Chestnut (BM 2082-10) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 8.8, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Chestnut
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Chestnut by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Chestnut, 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 | Carriage Door | SW 7594 | 8 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Tuscan Russet | UL110-1 | 7.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Spanish Tile | 1010-5 | 6 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Burgundy Wine | 1053-7 | 7 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Chestnut (LRV 8.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Chestnut
Darker than Chestnut
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2082-10 |
| Hex | #703E3C |
| RGB | 112, 62, 60 |
| HSL | 2°, 30%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 32.3, 21.6, 10.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Chestnut (BM 2082-10), published as #703E3C
#63363B
#7E463C
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Chestnut (BM 2082-10)?
- Chestnut has an LRV of 8.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Chestnut is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Chestnut in another brand?
- Tuscan Russet (Behr UL110-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Chestnut warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Chestnut as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red 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 from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02). 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.