Amaretto (BM CSP-325)
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Amaretto (BM CSP-325) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 16.4, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Amaretto
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Amaretto 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 Amaretto, 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 | Tanbark | SW 6061 | 15 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Brown Thrush | 210F-7 | 15.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Italian Roast | 2004-7A | 16 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Apple Brown Betty | 1062-6 | 17 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Amaretto (LRV 16.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Amaretto
Darker than Amaretto
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-325 |
| Hex | #906251 |
| RGB | 144, 98, 81 |
| HSL | 16°, 28%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.0, 16.5, 17.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Amaretto (BM CSP-325), published as #906251
#825950
#9F6B50
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Amaretto (BM CSP-325)?
- Amaretto has an LRV of 16.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Amaretto is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Amaretto in another brand?
- Brown Thrush (Behr 210F-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Amaretto warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Amaretto as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.2; 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.