Benjamin Moore Brown Sugar 2112-20
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| Official page: | Brown Sugar 2112-20 |
| Code: | 2112-20 |
| Name: | Brown Sugar |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Brown Sugar?
Benjamin Moore Brown Sugar 2112-20 is a deep, low-saturation brown with a subtle warm cast that keeps it from reading flat or black. Its muted character makes it especially effective for a study, dining room, powder room, or a cozy accent wall where a darker color can feel intentional rather than stark. In brighter light, Brown Sugar can appear like a softened earthy brown, while evening conditions draw out its charcoal-like depth. Pair it with creamy off-whites, weathered oak, aged brass, and natural linen for a grounded, layered look. It also has enough depth for cabinetry or interior doors when you want contrast without the sharper edge of true black.
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What are Benjamin Moore Brown Sugar undertones?
Brown Sugar is a deep, very muted earthy, slightly muddy brown. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear orange. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
86, 73, 66
Is Benjamin Moore Brown Sugar cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 21°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
2112-20 Brown Sugar HSL code: 21, 13%, 30%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Brown Sugar
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this brown shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Brown Sugar:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
2112-20
Brown Sugar
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Brown Sugar with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 201, such as Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal and Blue Lace.
LRV of Brown Sugar
Brown Sugar has an LRV of 8.03% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 8.03%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #564942 |
| RGB Decimal | 86, 73, 66 |
| RGB Percent | 33.73%, 28.63%, 25.88% |
| HSV | Hue: 21° Saturation: 23.26% Value: 33.73% |
| HSL | hsl(21, 13, 30) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 15.12 Yellow: 23.26 Key: 66.27 |
| YIQ | Y: 76.089 I: 9.996 Q: 0.572 |
| XYZ | X: 7.204 Y: 7.137 Z: 6.151 |
| CIE Lab | L:32.117 a:4.195 b:6.22 |
| CIE Luv | L:32.117 u:8.049 v:6.543 |
| Decimal | 5654850 |
| Hunter Lab | 26.715, 1.379, 5.05 |
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