Middlebury Brown (BM HC-68)
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Middlebury Brown (BM HC-68) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 10.7, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Middlebury Brown
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Middlebury Brown 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 Middlebury 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 | Homestead Brown | SW 7515 | 12 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Chocolate Swirl | PPU5-18 | 10.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mudslide | 2006-9A | 11 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Coffee House | 1077-7 | 11 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Middlebury Brown (LRV 10.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Middlebury Brown
Darker than Middlebury Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-68 |
| Hex | #69594D |
| RGB | 105, 89, 77 |
| HSL | 26°, 15%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.0, 4.5, 9.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Middlebury Brown (BM HC-68), published as #69594D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Middlebury Brown (BM HC-68)?
- Middlebury Brown has an LRV of 10.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Middlebury Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Middlebury Brown in another brand?
- Mudslide (Valspar 2006-9A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Middlebury Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Middlebury Brown as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.4; 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.