Charlton Brown (BM CW-265)
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Charlton Brown (BM CW-265) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 8.3, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Charlton Brown
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Charlton 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 Charlton 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 | Vintage Leather | SW 6062 | 7 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Deep Cherrywood | ECC-42-3 | 8 | 4.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Rich Chocolate | 1005-9A | 9 | 6.8 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Bird House Brown | 1072-7 | 8 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Charlton Brown (LRV 8.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Charlton Brown
Darker than Charlton Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-265 |
| Hex | #693D2D |
| RGB | 105, 61, 45 |
| HSL | 16°, 40%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 30.7, 17.5, 18.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Charlton Brown (BM CW-265), published as #693D2D
#5C352C
#76452C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Charlton Brown (BM CW-265)?
- Charlton Brown has an LRV of 8.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Charlton Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Charlton Brown in another brand?
- Vintage Leather (SW 6062) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 2.6 (noticeably different).
- Is Charlton Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Charlton Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.0; 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.