Leather Saddle Brown (BM 2100-20)
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Leather Saddle Brown (BM 2100-20) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 10.1, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Leather Saddle Brown
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Leather Saddle 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 Leather Saddle 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 | Brevity Brown | SW 6068 | 10 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Toasted Pecan | S190-7 | 10.1 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Cowboy Suede | 2011-6 | 11 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bird House Brown | 1072-7 | 8 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Leather Saddle Brown (LRV 10.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Leather Saddle Brown
Darker than Leather Saddle Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2100-20 |
| Hex | #754E3F |
| RGB | 117, 78, 63 |
| HSL | 17°, 30%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.1, 14.5, 15.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Leather Saddle Brown (BM 2100-20), published as #754E3F
#67463E
#83573E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Leather Saddle Brown (BM 2100-20)?
- Leather Saddle Brown has an LRV of 10.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Leather Saddle Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Leather Saddle Brown in another brand?
- Toasted Pecan (Behr S190-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Leather Saddle Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Leather Saddle Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.5; 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.