Sierra Spruce (BM 2108-20)
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Sierra Spruce (BM 2108-20) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 9.7, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sierra Spruce
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sierra Spruce 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 Sierra Spruce, 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 | Half-Caff | SW 9091 | 8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Pine Cone | UL170-1 | 9.3 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Cowboy Boots | 2010-10 | 9 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Pumpernickel | 15-22 | 9 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Sierra Spruce (LRV 9.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Sierra Spruce
Darker than Sierra Spruce
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2108-20 |
| Hex | #604E40 |
| RGB | 96, 78, 64 |
| HSL | 26°, 20%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.6, 5.2, 11.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sierra Spruce (BM 2108-20), published as #604E40
#52463F
#6E573F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sierra Spruce (BM 2108-20)?
- Sierra Spruce has an LRV of 9.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sierra Spruce is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sierra Spruce in another brand?
- Half-Caff (SW 9091) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Sierra Spruce warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sierra Spruce as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.1; 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.