Benjamin Moore

Tarpley Brown

CW-170

Tarpley Brown (Benjamin Moore) is a very dark brown based on 18th-century iron oxide pigment profiles, with an LRV of 6.24 that places it near the bottom of the reflectance scale. The color reads as a dense, warm-neutral brown with minimal red or yellow bias. It is historically consistent with tones used on millwork, baseboards, and shutters in colonial-era architecture.

White Dove and Simply White create strong light-dark contrast for trim pairings. Hale Navy and Alexandria Beige coordinate within traditional palettes, and Kingsport Gray bridges the gap between the dark brown and lighter wall tones.

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Brand

Benjamin Moore

Code

CW-170

Collection

Williamsburg Paint Color Collection

Tarpley Brown in Different Light

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Benjamin Moore Tarpley Brown under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

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

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

Medium

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

19°

Red Family

Lightness

24%

Dark

Saturation

21%

Muted

LRV

6.2

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#493830

RGB Decimal

73, 56, 48

RGB Percent

28.6%, 22.0%, 18.8%

HSL

19.2, 20.7%, 23.7%

HSV

19.2, 34.2%, 28.6%

CMYK

0.0%, 23.3%, 34.2%, 71.4%

YIQ

60.2, 12.7, 1.1

XYZ

4.70, 4.46, 3.41

CIE Lab

25.13, 6.17, 7.88

CIE Luv

25.13, 10.38, 7.25

Hunter Lab

21.11, 3.99, 4.40

Decimal

4798512

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Tarpley Brown Tudor Brown Turkish Coffee Appalachian Brown

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Tarpley Brown Caramelized Walnut Sorrel Brown Lite Cocoa

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

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Analogous

Adjacent colors

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Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

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