Branchport Brown (BM HC-72)
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Branchport Brown (BM HC-72) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 10, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Branchport Brown
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Branchport 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 Branchport 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 | Chateau Brown | SW 7510 | 8 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Scented Clove | UL130-1 | 9.1 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cabin Plank | 2011-10 | 8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Pretzel | 1017-7 | 9 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Branchport Brown (LRV 10) by LRV.
Lighter than Branchport Brown
Darker than Branchport Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-72 |
| Hex | #60514A |
| RGB | 96, 81, 74 |
| HSL | 19°, 13%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.7, 5.0, 6.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Branchport Brown (BM HC-72), published as #60514A
#524849
#6E5A4A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Branchport Brown (BM HC-72)?
- Branchport Brown has an LRV of 10. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Branchport Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Branchport Brown in another brand?
- Scented Clove (Behr UL130-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Branchport Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Branchport 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.