Benjamin Moore

Leather Saddle Brown

2100-20

Leather Saddle Brown is a warm, deeply saturated brown with an LRV of 10.06, meaning it absorbs most available light and reads quite dark on the wall. Its red-orange undertone gives it a distinctly earthy, oxidized quality rather than a cooler chocolate lean. White Dove or Simply White offer necessary contrast for trim in rooms using this color at full strength.

Hale Navy or Hunter Green work as complementary accents, while Burnt Sienna or Rust stay within the same warm family for a layered, tonal approach.

Brand

Benjamin Moore

Code

2100-20

Collection

Color Preview, Woodluxe Exterior Wood Stain Colors

Leather Saddle 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 Leather Saddle Brown under artificial light

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Benjamin Moore Leather Saddle Brown under natural light

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

Medium

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

17°

Red Family

Lightness

35%

Dark

Saturation

30%

Moderate

LRV

10.1
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
#754E3F
RGB Decimal
117, 78, 63
RGB Percent
45.9%, 30.6%, 24.7%
HSL
16.7, 30.0%, 35.3%
HSV
16.7, 46.2%, 45.9%
CMYK
0.0%, 33.3%, 46.2%, 54.1%
YIQ
88.0, 28.1, 3.5
XYZ
10.96, 9.59, 5.98
CIE Lab
37.10, 14.49, 15.54
CIE Luv
37.10, 26.96, 15.11
Hunter Lab
30.97, 10.96, 9.27
Decimal
7687743

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