Plymouth Brown (BM HC-73)
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Plymouth Brown (BM HC-73) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 14, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Plymouth Brown
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Plymouth 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 Plymouth 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 | Tea Chest | SW 6103 | 14 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Arts And Crafts | PPU4-19 | 14.1 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Muddy Mississippi | 3004-9A | 15 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fig Branches | 1085-7 | 14 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Plymouth Brown (LRV 14) by LRV.
Lighter than Plymouth Brown
Darker than Plymouth Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-73 |
| Hex | #7F664E |
| RGB | 127, 102, 78 |
| HSL | 29°, 24%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.0, 6.4, 17.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Plymouth Brown (BM HC-73), published as #7F664E
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#8E6F4D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Plymouth Brown (BM HC-73)?
- Plymouth Brown has an LRV of 14. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Plymouth Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Plymouth Brown in another brand?
- Tea Chest (SW 6103) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Plymouth Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Plymouth Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.4; 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.