Maryville Brown (BM HC-75)
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Maryville Brown (BM HC-75) is a deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 21.6, so it reflects about 22 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Maryville Brown
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Maryville 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 Maryville 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 | Smokey Topaz | SW 6117 | 22 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Coco Rum | PPU4-02 | 20.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Chestnut Beach | 3002-7A | 20 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cinnamon Crunch | 1080-6 | 23 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Maryville Brown (LRV 21.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Maryville Brown
Darker than Maryville Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | HC-75 |
| Hex | #9D7756 |
| RGB | 157, 119, 86 |
| HSL | 28°, 29%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 53.0, 10.5, 23.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Maryville Brown (BM HC-75), published as #9D7756
#8F6E55
#AC8055
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Maryville Brown (BM HC-75)?
- Maryville Brown has an LRV of 21.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Maryville Brown is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Maryville Brown in another brand?
- Coco Rum (Behr PPU4-02) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Maryville Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Maryville Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.9; 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.