Wood Grain Brown (BM 2109-30)
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Wood Grain Brown (BM 2109-30) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 10.7, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wood Grain Brown
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Wood Grain Brown 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 Wood Grain 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 | Rookwood Dark Brown | SW 2808 | 8 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Library Leather | HDC-CL-13A | 10 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cowboy Boots | 2010-10 | 9 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chestnut | 15-23 | 8 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Wood Grain Brown (LRV 10.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Wood Grain Brown
Darker than Wood Grain Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2109-30 |
| Hex | #68554D |
| RGB | 104, 85, 77 |
| HSL | 18°, 15%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.8, 6.5, 7.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wood Grain Brown (BM 2109-30), published as #68554D
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#775E4D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wood Grain Brown (BM 2109-30)?
- Wood Grain Brown has an LRV of 10.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wood Grain Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Wood Grain Brown in another brand?
- Library Leather (Behr HDC-CL-13A) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wood Grain Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Wood Grain Brown as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.6; 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.