Seed Brown (BM 2096-10)
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Seed Brown (BM 2096-10) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 9.6, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Seed Brown
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Seed 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 Seed 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 | Umber Rust | SW 9100 | 10 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Tamarind Fruit | PMD-61 | 9.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Cowboy Hat | 3010-8 | 11 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Bird House Brown | 1072-7 | 8 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Seed Brown (LRV 9.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Seed Brown
Darker than Seed Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2096-10 |
| Hex | #714D39 |
| RGB | 113, 77, 57 |
| HSL | 21°, 33%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.2, 12.6, 18.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Seed Brown (BM 2096-10), published as #714D39
#644538
#7F5638
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Seed Brown (BM 2096-10)?
- Seed Brown has an LRV of 9.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Seed Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Seed Brown in another brand?
- Tamarind Fruit (Behr PMD-61) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Seed Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Seed Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.0; 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.