Wood Grain Brown
At first glance, Wood Grain Brown belongs to the brown family; in a room, light and context can make it far more elusive. Its warm classification can bring a gentle glow to the color, particularly beside natural wood and softer whites. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#68554DLRV
10.69
Coordinating Colors
Palladian Blue reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 11), opening up a space where Wood Grain Brown encloses it.
Driftscape Tan reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 11), opening up a space where Wood Grain Brown encloses it.
Willow Creek reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 11), opening up a space where Wood Grain Brown encloses it.
Cloudy Gray reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 11), opening up a space where Wood Grain Brown encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 11 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 25 vs 11, Aegean Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Lace reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 11), opening up a space where Wood Grain Brown encloses it.
Providence Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 11, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (14 vs 11) makes Nocturnal Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Devonwood Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Riverbank reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cowboy Boots reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
A 6-point LRV gap (11 vs 5) makes Wood Grain Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 11 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Wood Grain Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
A classic shade of brown that immediately sets a space at ease.