Benjamin Moore

Charleston Brown

HC-186 / PM-23

Charleston Brown is a warm woodsy brown with orange undertones and a low LRV of 10.45. It reads dark and saturated on full walls, so it suits libraries, dining rooms, or front doors. Use Benjamin Moore White Dove or Classic Gray to lighten adjacent areas.

Saybrook Sage or Chestertown Buff keep the palette earthy. Hale Navy or Hunter Green add cooler contrast.

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Brand

Benjamin Moore

Code

HC-186 / PM-23

Collection

Historical Colors

Charleston Brown in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Benjamin Moore Charleston Brown under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Benjamin Moore Charleston Brown under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

25°

Red Family

Lightness

34%

Dark

Saturation

34%

Moderate

LRV

10.4

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#745239

RGB Decimal

116, 82, 57

RGB Percent

45.5%, 32.2%, 22.4%

HSL

25.4, 34.1%, 33.9%

HSV

25.4, 50.9%, 45.5%

CMYK

0.0%, 29.3%, 50.9%, 54.5%

YIQ

89.3, 28.3, -0.6

XYZ

10.96, 10.04, 5.23

CIE Lab

37.92, 10.94, 20.25

CIE Luv

37.92, 24.35, 20.44

Hunter Lab

31.69, 8.21, 11.57

Decimal

7623225

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Charleston Brown Dark Earth Incognito Boston Brown Bread

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Charleston Brown Cinnamon Twist Sugar Maple Templeton Pink

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Charleston Brown Express Blue Pitch Cobalt Someday

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Charleston Brown Olive Drab Fire Agate Herb Garden

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Charleston Brown Fire Agate Juneberry Summer Plum

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Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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