Toasted Chestnut (BM 2174-10)
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Toasted Chestnut (BM 2174-10) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 10.5, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Toasted Chestnut
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Toasted Chestnut 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 Toasted Chestnut, 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 | Cajun Red | SW 0008 | 10 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Spiced Red | QE-14 | 11 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Burnt Caramel | 2010-6 | 12 | 5.7 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Burled Redwood | 1067-7 | 11 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Toasted Chestnut (LRV 10.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Toasted Chestnut
Darker than Toasted Chestnut
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2174-10 |
| Hex | #88442E |
| RGB | 136, 68, 46 |
| HSL | 15°, 49%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.1, 27.0, 26.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Toasted Chestnut (BM 2174-10), published as #88442E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Toasted Chestnut (BM 2174-10)?
- Toasted Chestnut has an LRV of 10.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Toasted Chestnut is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Toasted Chestnut in another brand?
- Cajun Red (SW 0008) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Toasted Chestnut warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Toasted Chestnut as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.3; 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.