Brookline Beige
Brookline Beige is a Brown paint color from Benjamin Moore, but its character reaches beyond a single label. It appears in Historical Colors, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#C0A689LRV
40.36
Coordinating Colors
Atrium White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 40), opening up a space where Brookline Beige encloses it.
At LRV 40 vs 19, Brookline Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 40, Vapor is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 43 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 40 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 40 vs 19, Brookline Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Brookline Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Brookline Beige reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 14), opening up a space where Nocturnal Gray encloses it.
At LRV 40 vs 17, Brookline Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Brookline Beige reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 22), opening up a space where Normandy encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 40, Feather Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Brookline Beige reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 24), opening up a space where Bachelor Blue encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Chocolate Mousse reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 40), opening up a space where Brookline Beige encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (44 vs 40) makes Truffle the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Cream Soda reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bar Harbor Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Brookline Beige reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 26), opening up a space where Gingersnaps encloses it.
At LRV 40 vs 24, Brookline Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 40 vs 26, Brookline Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Brookline Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 40 and 40, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A pleasing medium neutral with a charming softness.