Brown Horse (BM 2108-30)
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Brown Horse (BM 2108-30) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brown Horse
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Brown Horse 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 Brown Horse, 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 | Homestead Brown | SW 7515 | 12 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Aging Barrel | PPU5-02 | 11.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mudslide | 2006-9A | 11 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Coffee House | 1077-7 | 11 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Brown Horse (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Brown Horse
Darker than Brown Horse
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2108-30 |
| Hex | #695A4C |
| RGB | 105, 90, 76 |
| HSL | 29°, 16%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.3, 3.7, 10.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brown Horse (BM 2108-30), published as #695A4C
#5B514B
#78634C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brown Horse (BM 2108-30)?
- Brown Horse has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brown Horse is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Brown Horse in another brand?
- Aging Barrel (Behr PPU5-02) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Brown Horse warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Brown Horse as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.4; 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.