Earth Brown (BM 2102-10)
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Earth Brown (BM 2102-10) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 8.9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Earth Brown
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Earth Brown 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 Earth 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 | Vintage Leather | SW 6062 | 7 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Deep Cherrywood | ECC-42-3 | 8 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Double Chocolate | 2011-8 | 9 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Bird House Brown | 1072-7 | 8 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Earth Brown (LRV 8.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Earth Brown
Darker than Earth Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2102-10 |
| Hex | #6F473B |
| RGB | 111, 71, 59 |
| HSL | 14°, 31%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.4, 15.6, 14.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Earth Brown (BM 2102-10), published as #6F473B
#623F3A
#7D4F3A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Earth Brown (BM 2102-10)?
- Earth Brown has an LRV of 8.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Earth Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Earth Brown in another brand?
- Deep Cherrywood (Behr ECC-42-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Earth Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Earth Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.3; 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.