Townsend Harbor Brown (BM HC-64)
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Townsend Harbor Brown (BM HC-64) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 8.2, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Townsend Harbor Brown
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Townsend Harbor 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 Townsend Harbor 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 | Cordovan | SW 6027 | 6 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Plum Raisin | 120F-7 | 7.8 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Brown Plum | 1006-7A | 9 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Eclair | 1054-7 | 8 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Townsend Harbor Brown (LRV 8.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Townsend Harbor Brown
Darker than Townsend Harbor Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-64 |
| Hex | #634543 |
| RGB | 99, 69, 67 |
| HSL | 4°, 19%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 32.5, 12.6, 6.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Townsend Harbor Brown (BM HC-64), published as #634543
#553D42
#714D43
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Townsend Harbor Brown (BM HC-64)?
- Townsend Harbor Brown has an LRV of 8.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Townsend Harbor Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Townsend Harbor Brown in another brand?
- Plum Raisin (Behr 120F-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Townsend Harbor Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Townsend Harbor Brown as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.4; 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.