Valspar

Brown Owl

M136

Brown Owl is a warm mushroom-taupe with a beige brown base. The grounding shows quickly. The color works for bedrooms, living rooms, or exteriors where gray would feel too cool.

Creamy trim, natural stone, and medium wood suit its warmth. Since the value is in the middle range, it can look richer on full walls. Blue-white trim may expose the brown.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

M136

Collection

The Natural Collection

Brown Owl 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 Valspar Brown Owl under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Brown Owl under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

Medium

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

32°

Orange Family

Lightness

65%

Medium

Saturation

29%

Muted

LRV

41.3

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

#c0a88d

RGB Decimal

192, 168, 141

RGB Percent

75.3%, 65.9%, 55.3%

HSL

31.8, 28.8%, 65.3%

HSV

31.8, 26.6%, 75.3%

CMYK

0.0%, 12.5%, 26.6%, 24.7%

YIQ

172.1, 23.0, -3.4

XYZ

40.55, 41.13, 31.00

CIE Lab

70.27, 4.54, 17.17

CIE Luv

70.27, 16.67, 22.75

Hunter Lab

64.14, 4.17, 13.82

Decimal

12626061

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Brown Owl Coffee Kiss River Oak Blue Ridge Mountains

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Brown Owl Avenue Tan Pale Cashmere Tailor's Chalk

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Brown Owl Brush Stroke Hilo Bay Slipstream

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Brown Owl Sweet Daphne Cameo Pink Seawashed Glass

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Brown Owl Cameo Pink Rosewood Cranberry Ice

Closest Paint Matches

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

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British Khaki

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Hillsborough Beige

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Woven Jute

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Woven Straw

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Beige Intenso

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Sensational Sand

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Natural Chamois

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Uncommon Coir

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Open Canyon

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