Stone Brown (BM 2112-30)
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Stone Brown (BM 2112-30) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 10.2, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Stone Brown
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Stone 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 Stone 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 | Metropolis | SW 9575 | 8 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Gardener's Soil | MQ2-54 | 9 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Labrador | 3009-9 | 9 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Intrigue | 1019-7 | 10 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Stone Brown (LRV 10.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Stone Brown
Darker than Stone Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2112-30 |
| Hex | #5F544E |
| RGB | 95, 84, 78 |
| HSL | 21°, 10%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.6, 3.4, 5.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Stone Brown (BM 2112-30), published as #5F544E
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#6E5D4E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Stone Brown (BM 2112-30)?
- Stone Brown has an LRV of 10.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Stone Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Stone Brown in another brand?
- Gardener's Soil (Behr MQ2-54) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Stone Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Stone Brown as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.2; 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.