Peanut Shell
Benjamin Moore's Peanut Shell is a brown shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. An LRV of 35.2 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#C09D73LRV
35.18
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 80 vs 35, Cloud Cover is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 75 vs 35, Hazelnut Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Peanut Shell reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 10), opening up a space where Silhouette encloses it.
Simply White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 35), opening up a space where Peanut Shell encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 32), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 37 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (35 vs 31) makes Peanut Shell the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 35 vs 14, Peanut Shell is decisively the brighter choice.
Peanut Shell reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Spruce encloses it.
At LRV 35 vs 22, Peanut Shell is decisively the brighter choice.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 35), opening up a space where Peanut Shell encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (35 vs 24) makes Peanut Shell the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (35 vs 30) makes Peanut Shell the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
A 8-point LRV gap (43 vs 35) makes Palm Desert Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (39 vs 35) makes Brunswick Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 35, Stone House is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (40 vs 35) makes Decatur Buff the marginally brighter of the two.
Cafe Royal reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Peanut Shell reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 19), opening up a space where Warm Tan encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (35 vs 29) makes Peanut Shell the marginally brighter of the two.
Peanut Shell reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Peanut Shell reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Peanut Shell reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 19), opening up a space where Gettysburgh Gold encloses it.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A rich, creamy tan enlivened with a touch of orange.