Rusty Nail (BM CC-390)
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Rusty Nail (BM CC-390) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 15.7, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rusty Nail
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Rusty Nail 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 Rusty Nail, 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 | Copper Mountain | SW 6356 | 17 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Chestnut Stallion | 240D-7 | 14.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Toffee Glaze | 3011-6 | 15 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Muted Copper | 16-30 | 16 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Rusty Nail (LRV 15.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Rusty Nail
Darker than Rusty Nail
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-390 |
| Hex | #9C6040 |
| RGB | 156, 96, 64 |
| HSL | 21°, 42%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.7, 21.1, 28.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rusty Nail (BM CC-390), published as #9C6040
#8E573F
#AA693F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rusty Nail (BM CC-390)?
- Rusty Nail has an LRV of 15.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rusty Nail is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rusty Nail in another brand?
- Chestnut Stallion (Behr 240D-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Rusty Nail warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Rusty Nail as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.4; 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.