Color of the weekCalke Green · Farrow & Ball No. 34

Settled, side by side

Cherry Cola

Dunn-Edwards · DEA156

Foxy Brown

Benjamin Moore · 1181

10
LRV
31.32
Foxy Brown is 21.3 points lighter
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Hex
#B98D7D
137 · 76 · 59
RGB
185 · 141 · 125
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Deep reddish brown with burnt sienna
Undertone
Soft clay that sits between red and brown; reads terracotta in daylight
Red
Family
Orange
Perfect Palette — Accents
Collection
Classics

In real rooms

Every room, each color

The difference

Read from the numbers

Foxy Brown is the lighter of the two at LRV 31.32, 21.3 points above Cherry Cola at LRV 10. Both read warm. Cherry Cola is a red, Foxy Brown a orange. For a whole room, Foxy Brown is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Cherry Cola is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Cherry Cola is a deep reddish brown from Dunn-Edwards' Perfect Palette accents — the color of the drink held up to the light, with burnt sienna underneath. At LRV 10 it is dark, saturated and enormously flattering to books, brass and patterned fabric.

Foxy Brown is Benjamin Moore 1181, a mid-depth clay that the brand describes as "a soft clay hue that strikes a balance between red and brown." Benjamin Moore lists it with an LRV of 31.32, so it holds real depth on a wall without going dark, and in daylight it reads closer to terracotta than to chocolate.

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