Spanish Moss (BM ES-44)
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Spanish Moss (BM ES-44) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spanish Moss
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Spanish Moss 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 Spanish Moss, 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 | Manor House | SW 7505 | 11 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Underground | N200-7 | 10.7 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Italian Leather | 6005-2C | 11 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Intrigue | 1019-7 | 10 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Spanish Moss (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Spanish Moss
Darker than Spanish Moss
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | ES-44 |
| Hex | #675D53 |
| RGB | 103, 93, 83 |
| HSL | 30°, 11%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 40.1, 2.2, 7.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spanish Moss (BM ES-44), published as #675D53
#595452
#766653
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spanish Moss (BM ES-44)?
- Spanish Moss has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spanish Moss is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Spanish Moss in another brand?
- Italian Leather (Valspar 6005-2C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Spanish Moss warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Spanish Moss as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.2; 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.