Dakota Woods Green (BM 2139-20)
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Dakota Woods Green (BM 2139-20) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 9.7, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dakota Woods Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Dakota Woods Green 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 Dakota Woods Green, 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 | Roycroft Bronze Green | SW 2846 | 9 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Bridgewood | S-H-770 | 8.3 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Montana Moss | 6009-3 | 9 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Walnut Grove | 1028-7 | 9 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Dakota Woods Green (LRV 9.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Dakota Woods Green
Darker than Dakota Woods Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2139-20 |
| Hex | #565344 |
| RGB | 86, 83, 68 |
| HSL | 50°, 12%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.2, -1.7, 9.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dakota Woods Green (BM 2139-20), published as #565344
#484A43
#645C44
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dakota Woods Green (BM 2139-20)?
- Dakota Woods Green has an LRV of 9.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dakota Woods Green is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dakota Woods Green in another brand?
- Roycroft Bronze Green (SW 2846) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Dakota Woods Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Dakota Woods Green as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.2; 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.