Auberge (BM 2106-20)
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Auberge (BM 2106-20) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 9.8, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Auberge
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Auberge 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 Auberge, 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 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Traditional Leather | ICC-81 | 9.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Roasted Coffee | 2009-10 | 9 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Bigfoot | 1061-7 | 10 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Auberge (LRV 9.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Auberge
Darker than Auberge
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2106-20 |
| Hex | #6D4E3F |
| RGB | 109, 78, 63 |
| HSL | 20°, 27%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.1, 10.9, 14.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Auberge (BM 2106-20), published as #6D4E3F
#5F463E
#7B573E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Auberge (BM 2106-20)?
- Auberge has an LRV of 9.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Auberge is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Auberge in another brand?
- Traditional Leather (Behr ICC-81) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Auberge warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Auberge as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.0; 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.