Artichoke (BM 2141-10)
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Artichoke (BM 2141-10) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Artichoke
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Artichoke 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 Artichoke, 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 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Olive Leaf | S-H-760 | 7.4 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Olive Suede | 6010-3 | 8 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Walnut Grove | 1028-7 | 9 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Artichoke (LRV 9) by LRV.
Lighter than Artichoke
Darker than Artichoke
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2141-10 |
| Hex | #535140 |
| RGB | 83, 81, 64 |
| HSL | 54°, 13%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.2, -2.4, 10.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Artichoke (BM 2141-10), published as #535140
#45483F
#615A3F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Artichoke (BM 2141-10)?
- Artichoke has an LRV of 9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Artichoke is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Artichoke in another brand?
- Olive Leaf (Behr S-H-760) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.7 (noticeably different).
- Is Artichoke warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Artichoke as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.3; 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.