Brown Sugar (BM 2112-20)
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Brown Sugar (BM 2112-20) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brown Sugar
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Brown Sugar 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 Brown Sugar, 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 | Chateau Brown | SW 7510 | 8 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Havana Coffee | N210-7 | 7.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Burnt Tile | 6011-2 | 8 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sarsaparilla | 1018-7 | 8 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Brown Sugar (LRV 8) by LRV.
Lighter than Brown Sugar
Darker than Brown Sugar
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2112-20 |
| Hex | #564942 |
| RGB | 86, 73, 66 |
| HSL | 21°, 13%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 32.1, 4.2, 6.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brown Sugar (BM 2112-20), published as #564942
#484141
#645142
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brown Sugar (BM 2112-20)?
- Brown Sugar has an LRV of 8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brown Sugar is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Brown Sugar in another brand?
- Havana Coffee (Behr N210-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Brown Sugar warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Brown Sugar as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.2; 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.