Grizzly Bear Brown (BM 2111-20)
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Grizzly Bear Brown (BM 2111-20) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 8.3, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Grizzly Bear Brown
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Grizzly Bear Brown 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 Grizzly Bear 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 | Half-Caff | SW 9091 | 8 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Roasted Nuts | UL130-2 | 8.2 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Cowboy Boots | 2010-10 | 9 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Fudge Truffle | 1075-7 | 8 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Grizzly Bear Brown (LRV 8.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Grizzly Bear Brown
Darker than Grizzly Bear Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2111-20 |
| Hex | #5F4B3C |
| RGB | 95, 75, 60 |
| HSL | 26°, 23%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 33.6, 6.0, 12.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Grizzly Bear Brown (BM 2111-20), published as #5F4B3C
#52433B
#6D543B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Grizzly Bear Brown (BM 2111-20)?
- Grizzly Bear Brown has an LRV of 8.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Grizzly Bear Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Grizzly Bear Brown in another brand?
- Half-Caff (SW 9091) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Grizzly Bear Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Grizzly Bear Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.2; 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.