Coppertone (BM 2161-10)
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Coppertone (BM 2161-10) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 17.4, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Coppertone
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Coppertone 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 Coppertone, 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 | El Caramelo | SW 9106 | 18 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Gilded Glamour | MQ2-06 | 16.7 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Autumn Surprise | 3011-5 | 18 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bourbon | 1083-7 | 17 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Coppertone (LRV 17.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Coppertone
Darker than Coppertone
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2161-10 |
| Hex | #966B41 |
| RGB | 150, 107, 65 |
| HSL | 30°, 40%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.7, 12.2, 30.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coppertone (BM 2161-10), published as #966B41
#886240
#A47440
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coppertone (BM 2161-10)?
- Coppertone has an LRV of 17.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Coppertone is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Coppertone in another brand?
- Bourbon (PPG 1083-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Coppertone warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Coppertone as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 30.1; 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.