Tarpley Brown (BM CW-170)
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Tarpley Brown (BM CW-170) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 6.2, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tarpley Brown
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Tarpley Brown 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 Tarpley 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 | Turkish Coffee | SW 6076 | 5 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Double Espresso | BNC-21 | 6.1 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Black Raisin | 4002-2C | 7 | 6.4 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Dark Granite | 1005-7 | 6 | 4.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Tarpley Brown (LRV 6.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Tarpley Brown
Darker than Tarpley Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-170 |
| Hex | #493830 |
| RGB | 73, 56, 48 |
| HSL | 19°, 21%, 24% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 25.1, 6.2, 7.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tarpley Brown (BM CW-170), published as #493830
#3C302F
#564030
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tarpley Brown (BM CW-170)?
- Tarpley Brown has an LRV of 6.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tarpley Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tarpley Brown in another brand?
- Turkish Coffee (SW 6076) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Tarpley Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Tarpley Brown as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.9; 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.