The Color Digest · Compare
Settled, side by side
Spoonful of Sugar
Benjamin Moore · 041
Terracotta with the lights on
Townsend Harbor Brown
Benjamin Moore · HC-64
Burgundy with the lights off
In real rooms
Every room, each colorThe difference
Read from the numbersSpoonful of Sugar is the lighter of the two at LRV 20.98, 13.9 points above Townsend Harbor Brown at LRV 7.13. Both read warm. Spoonful of Sugar is a oranges, Townsend Harbor Brown a neutrals. For a whole room, Spoonful of Sugar is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Townsend Harbor Brown is the bolder pick.
How they read
In their own wordsDo not let the name fool you — Spoonful of Sugar is a deep, saturated caramel-terracotta, not a pastel. With an LRV of 21 it is a real color with real weight, and in a high-gloss lacquer it becomes something else entirely: a warm, glowing envelope that turns a library or dining room into a jewel box.
Townsend Harbor Brown is a near-black with a secret: a warm red undertone that reveals itself as burgundy the moment any light touches it. With an LRV of just 7.13 it absorbs almost everything, which is exactly why it makes such a rich, enveloping backdrop for moody rooms, cabinetry and front doors.
Compare instead
Same family, other pairingsNo other colors in this family yet.