Root Beer Candy (BM 2105-20)
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Root Beer Candy (BM 2105-20) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Root Beer Candy
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Root Beer Candy 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 Root Beer Candy, 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 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Brown Velvet | N160-7 | 9.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cowboy Suede | 2011-6 | 11 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Bigfoot | 1061-7 | 10 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Root Beer Candy (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Root Beer Candy
Darker than Root Beer Candy
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2105-20 |
| Hex | #724E3F |
| RGB | 114, 78, 63 |
| HSL | 18°, 29%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.7, 13.2, 15.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Root Beer Candy (BM 2105-20), published as #724E3F
#64463E
#80573E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Root Beer Candy (BM 2105-20)?
- Root Beer Candy has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Root Beer Candy is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Root Beer Candy in another brand?
- Brown Velvet (Behr N160-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Root Beer Candy warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Root Beer Candy 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.