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Benjamin Moore Tudor Brown (HC-185): #4F3A30, LRV and undertone

Tudor Brown (HC-185) from Benjamin Moore is #4F3A30 with an LRV of 6.43. It measures as a warm neutral with an orange-peach undertone, and white text reaches 10.60:1.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Benjamin MooreTudor BrownHC-185

Hex: #4F3A30
RGB: 79, 58, 48
LRV: 6.43
Undertone: Warm neutral, orange-peach undertone

LRV 6.43. Very dark: close to black on the wall; use where you want drama or contrast.

A neutral with a orange-peach cast (OKLCH hue 47°, chroma 0.034). Expect the orange-peach to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Benjamin Moore suggests

Abingdon PuttyHC-99
Davenport TanHC-76
MetropolitanAF-690
Vanilla MilkshakeOC-59

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Benjamin Moore on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Benjamin Moore.

ColorPlum swatchTudor Browndark, soft brown

HEX: #4F3A30
RGB: rgb(79, 58, 48)
HSL: hsl(19, 24%, 25%)

Best text on it: white at 10.60:1

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Every code for Tudor Brown

HEX#4F3A30
RGBrgb(79, 58, 48)
HSLhsl(19, 24%, 25%)
HSV19°, 39%, 31%
CMYK0%, 27%, 39%, 69%
Lablab(26.6% 8.4 10)
OKLCHoklch(36.9% 0.034 46.6)
Decimal5192240

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Tudor Brown in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#EDEBEA
80%#DCD8D6
70%#CAC4C1
60%#B9B0AC
50%#A79D98
40%#958983
30%#84756E
20%#726159
10%#614E45
Base#4F3A30
10%#47342B
20%#3F2E26
30%#372922
40%#2F231D
50%#281D18
60%#201713
70%#18110E
80%#100C0A
90%#080605

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#544138
20%#594840
30%#5E4F48
40%#635650
50%#685D58
60%#6C6460
70%#716B68
80%#767270
90%#7B7978

Matching colors

Complementary

#4F3A30
#30454F

Analogous

#4F3035
#4F3A30
#4F4A30

Triadic

#4F3A30
#304F3A
#3A304F

Split complementary

#4F3A30
#304F4A
#30364F

Tetradic (square)

#4F3A30
#354F30
#30454F
#4A304F

Monochromatic

#0D0908
#1F1713
#4F3A30
#7F5D4D
#A88270

Tudor Brown in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Tudor Brown with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Tudor Brown
Triad #304F3A
Triad #3A304F
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Tudor Brown in use

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Card body text stays dark for reading; tudor brown carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Tudor Brown

A paragraph with a link set in this color, which is dark enough for text on white.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#4F3A30
Protanopia (no red cones)#3F3C2F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#444030
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#543737

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	10.60:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	1.98:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	10.60:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	1.98:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	9.25:1	AA AA large AAA

Try a background

Export

:root {
  --tudor-brown: #4f3a30;
  --tudor-brown-rgb: 79 58 48;
  --tudor-brown-on: #ffffff;
}

On this page

Tudor Brown is Benjamin Moore HC-185, hex #4F3A30, RGB 79, 58, 48. It is a dark chocolate with enough orange in the mix to keep it from reading as black-brown.

What is in the file

The formats list hsl(19, 24%, 25%), lab(26.6% 8.4 10) and oklch(36.9% 0.034 46.6). Chroma is 0.034, low enough to keep it neutral, though the hue of 47 degrees gives a peach-orange lean. Evening lamplight and cooler whites nearby both bring that warmth out.

An LRV of 6.43 is among the lowest values you will meet. Almost no light bounces back, so the color is best used where you want depth and are fine with a cocooning effect.

Worked example

Try it on the built-in cabinetry of a den with a north window, a cream rug and a ceiling in a pale white. The cabinets in Tudor Brown give the room a library feel, and since it measures 6.43 for LRV they will visually recede, which makes the books and brass handles stand out. North light is cool and may strip some of the warmth, so bring a sample into the room and look at it at three times of day.

The brand's coordinating colors are Abingdon Putty (HC-99), Davenport Tan (HC-76), Metropolitan (AF-690) and Vanilla Milkshake (OC-59). No pages exist for those four here, so refer to them by code. Vanilla Milkshake would work for the ceiling, and Abingdon Putty or Davenport Tan could cover the walls above the cabinets so the dark color does not take over.

Comparing with others

Within Benjamin Moore, the nearest entries are Silhouette (AF-655) at ΔE 9.8, Wrought Iron (2124-10) at 13.3 and Graphite (1603) at 13.8. These are clearly different, and they are grays where Tudor Brown is a brown.

Sherwin-Williams Black Fox (SW 7020) is 8.2, Urbane Bronze (SW 7048) 11, Thunder Gray (SW 7645) 11.7 and Iron Ore (SW 7069) 11.8. All are over 5, so none stands in for it. When two very dark colors differ by 8 or more, the difference is obvious next to each other, so do not rely on a different brand's brown.

Text on #4F3A30

White text measures 10.60:1 and black text 1.98:1. Choose white for labels, headings and body copy on this background. It clears the 4.5:1 line by more than double.

Colors at this depth also reveal surface flaws, so sand and fill the cabinets before painting. Give them a day or two to cure before hanging doors back, because dark paint shows every fingerprint while it is still soft.