Charleston Brown (BM PM-23)
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Charleston Brown (BM PM-23) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 8.5, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Charleston Brown
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Charleston 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 Charleston 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 | Umber Rust | SW 9100 | 10 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Tamarind Fruit | PMD-61 | 9.8 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Cowboy Hat | 3010-8 | 11 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Molasses | 1079-7 | 11 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Charleston Brown (LRV 8.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Charleston Brown
Darker than Charleston Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | PM-23 |
| Hex | #745239 |
| RGB | 116, 82, 57 |
| HSL | 25°, 34%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.9, 10.9, 20.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Charleston Brown (BM PM-23), published as #745239
#674938
#825B38
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Charleston Brown (BM PM-23)?
- Charleston Brown has an LRV of 8.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Charleston Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Charleston Brown in another brand?
- Umber Rust (SW 9100) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Charleston Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Charleston Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.3; 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.