Butternut Brown (BM 2095-30)
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Butternut Brown (BM 2095-30) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 13.2, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Butternut Brown
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Butternut 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 Butternut 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 | Canyon Clay | SW 6054 | 13 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Iron Oxide | QE-15 | 12.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Cowboy Suede | 2011-6 | 11 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spiced Cinnamon | 1071-7 | 13 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Butternut Brown (LRV 13.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Butternut Brown
Darker than Butternut Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2095-30 |
| Hex | #7E5849 |
| RGB | 126, 88, 73 |
| HSL | 17°, 27%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.1, 13.7, 15.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Butternut Brown (BM 2095-30), published as #7E5849
#704F48
#8C6148
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Butternut Brown (BM 2095-30)?
- Butternut Brown has an LRV of 13.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Butternut Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Butternut Brown in another brand?
- Iron Oxide (Behr QE-15) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Butternut Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Butternut Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.0; 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.