Tudor Brown (BM HC-185)
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Tudor Brown (BM HC-185) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 6.4, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tudor Brown
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Tudor 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 Tudor 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 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cordovan Leather | BXC-78 | 6.5 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Roasted Coffee | 2009-10 | 9 | 7.2 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Racy Raisin | 16-24 | 7 | 5.2 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Tudor Brown (LRV 6.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Tudor Brown
Darker than Tudor Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-185 |
| Hex | #4F3A30 |
| RGB | 79, 58, 48 |
| HSL | 19°, 24%, 25% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 26.5, 7.7, 9.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tudor Brown (BM HC-185), published as #4F3A30
#42322F
#5C422F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tudor Brown (BM HC-185)?
- Tudor Brown has an LRV of 6.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tudor Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tudor Brown in another brand?
- Turkish Coffee (SW 6076) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tudor Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Tudor Brown as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.8; 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.