Seed Brown
Seed Brown is a Brown paint color from Benjamin Moore, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#714D39LRV
9.63
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 82 vs 10, Icicle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 10, Old Prairie is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 10, Moonlight White is decisively the brighter choice.
Fog Mist reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 10), opening up a space where Seed Brown encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Aegean Teal reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 10), opening up a space where Seed Brown encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 10, Blue Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (19 vs 10) makes Providence Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Van Courtland Blue reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 10), opening up a space where Seed Brown encloses it.
Nocturnal Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (17 vs 10) makes Blue Spruce the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 10 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Grandfather Clock Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 10 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A nutty dark orange-brown that can quietly anchor a space.