Willow (BM CC-542)
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Willow (BM CC-542) is a very deep, neutral brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 9.1, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Willow
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Willow 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 Willow, 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 | Black Fox | SW 7020 | 7 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Gardener's Soil | MQ2-54 | 9 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Deep Earth | 6010-2 | 7 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cabin Fever | 1021-7 | 9 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Willow (LRV 9.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Willow
Darker than Willow
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-542 |
| Hex | #564E48 |
| RGB | 86, 78, 72 |
| HSL | 26°, 9%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 33.8, 2.2, 4.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Willow (BM CC-542), published as #564E48
#484647
#655748
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Willow (BM CC-542)?
- Willow has an LRV of 9.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Willow is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Willow in another brand?
- Deep Earth (Valspar 6010-2) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Willow warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Willow as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.8; 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.