Briarwood (BM HC-175)
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Briarwood (BM HC-175) is a deep, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 31.8, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Briarwood
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Briarwood by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Briarwood, 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 | Rushing River | SW 7746 | 34 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Moon Rock | QE-58 | 32.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Coastal Villa | 6005-2A | 32 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gray By Me | 1008-4 | 32 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Briarwood (LRV 31.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Briarwood
Darker than Briarwood
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-175 |
| Hex | #A09889 |
| RGB | 160, 152, 137 |
| HSL | 39°, 11%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 63.1, 0.3, 8.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Briarwood (BM HC-175), published as #A09889
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#B0A289
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Briarwood (BM HC-175)?
- Briarwood has an LRV of 31.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Briarwood is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Briarwood in another brand?
- Moon Rock (Behr QE-58) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Briarwood warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Briarwood as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.9; 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.