Whitall Brown (BM HC-69)
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Whitall Brown (BM HC-69) is a very deep, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 16.5, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Whitall Brown
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Whitall 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 Whitall 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.
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Whitall Brown (LRV 16.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Whitall Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-69 |
| Hex | #7B6C5D |
| RGB | 123, 108, 93 |
| HSL | 30°, 14%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.6, 3.3, 10.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Whitall Brown (BM HC-69), published as #7B6C5D
#6C635C
#8A755D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Whitall Brown (BM HC-69)?
- Whitall Brown has an LRV of 16.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Whitall Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Whitall Brown in another brand?
- Treetrunk (Valspar 3009-10) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Whitall Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Whitall Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.6; 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.