Reid Brown (BM CW-260)
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Reid Brown (BM CW-260) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 9.8, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Reid Brown
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Reid 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 Reid 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 | Aurora Brown | SW 2837 | 7 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Deep Cherrywood | ECC-42-3 | 8 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Double Chocolate | 2011-8 | 9 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Bird House Brown | 1072-7 | 8 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Reid Brown (LRV 9.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Reid Brown
Darker than Reid Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-260 |
| Hex | #6F4539 |
| RGB | 111, 69, 57 |
| HSL | 13°, 32%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 33.8, 16.6, 14.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Reid Brown (BM CW-260), published as #6F4539
#623D38
#7D4D38
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Reid Brown (BM CW-260)?
- Reid Brown has an LRV of 9.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Reid Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Reid Brown in another brand?
- Aurora Brown (SW 2837) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Reid Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Reid Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.8; 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.