Dixon Brown (BM CW-160)
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Dixon Brown (BM CW-160) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dixon Brown
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Dixon Brown 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 Dixon Brown, 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 | Homestead Brown | SW 7515 | 12 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Aging Barrel | PPU5-02 | 11.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mudslide | 2006-9A | 11 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Coffee House | 1077-7 | 11 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Dixon Brown (LRV 12) by LRV.
Lighter than Dixon Brown
Darker than Dixon Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-160 |
| Hex | #695A4C |
| RGB | 105, 90, 76 |
| HSL | 29°, 16%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.3, 3.7, 10.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dixon Brown (BM CW-160), published as #695A4C
#5B514B
#78634C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dixon Brown (BM CW-160)?
- Dixon Brown has an LRV of 12. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dixon Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dixon Brown in another brand?
- Aging Barrel (Behr PPU5-02) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dixon Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Dixon Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.4; 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.