Northwood Brown
There is more to Benjamin Moore Northwood Brown (1000) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its LRV of 13.4 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#6F6151LRV
13.41
Northwood Brown in Rooms
Follow Northwood Brown from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 1 sourced room photo offers a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
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Northwood Brown (1000) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under full daylight, cloud cover and long evening shadows.
Exterior siding painted Northwood Brown enhances traditional home character.
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Coordinating Colors
Spanish White reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 13), opening up a space where Northwood Brown encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 13, Garden Path is decisively the brighter choice.
Maple Syrup reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 13), opening up a space where Northwood Brown encloses it.
Gray Mist reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 13), opening up a space where Northwood Brown encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (13 vs 10) makes Northwood Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 15 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Providence Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 13, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Blue Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (22 vs 13) makes Normandy the marginally brighter of the two.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 13), opening up a space where Northwood Brown encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (24 vs 13) makes Bachelor Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 15 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Fairview Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stampede reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Beachcomber reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chocolate Velvet reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
A 3-point LRV gap (13 vs 10) makes Northwood Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Northwood Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
A balanced, easygoing brown with a warm, organic quality.