Saddle Soap (BM 2110-30)
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Saddle Soap (BM 2110-30) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 17.6, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Saddle Soap
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Saddle Soap 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 Saddle Soap, 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 | Quartersawn Oak | SW 2836 | 16 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Clay Pot | PPU3-17 | 15.7 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Mona's Mane | 3002-9A | 15 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Suede Leather | 1072-6 | 16 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Saddle Soap (LRV 17.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Saddle Soap
Darker than Saddle Soap
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2110-30 |
| Hex | #886A59 |
| RGB | 136, 106, 89 |
| HSL | 22°, 21%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.3, 9.4, 14.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Saddle Soap (BM 2110-30), published as #886A59
#7A6158
#977358
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Saddle Soap (BM 2110-30)?
- Saddle Soap has an LRV of 17.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Saddle Soap is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Saddle Soap in another brand?
- Quartersawn Oak (SW 2836) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Saddle Soap warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Saddle Soap as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.1; 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.