Roxbury Caramel (BM HC-42)
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Roxbury Caramel (BM HC-42) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 40.1, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Roxbury Caramel
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Roxbury Caramel by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Roxbury Caramel, 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 Gold | SW 9024 | 41 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Fresh Sawdust | BXC-70 | 39.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Buckskin Pony | 3004-7C | 39 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Outback | 1088-5 | 40 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Roxbury Caramel (LRV 40.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Roxbury Caramel
Darker than Roxbury Caramel
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-42 |
| Hex | #CAA378 |
| RGB | 202, 163, 120 |
| HSL | 31°, 44%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.6, 8.6, 27.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Roxbury Caramel (BM HC-42), published as #CAA378
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Roxbury Caramel (BM HC-42)?
- Roxbury Caramel has an LRV of 40.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Roxbury Caramel is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Roxbury Caramel in another brand?
- Fresh Sawdust (Behr BXC-70) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Roxbury Caramel warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Roxbury Caramel as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.8; 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.