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BENJAMIN MOORE · HC-91

Benjamin Moore Danville Tan#BBAB88 · LRV null

Danville Tan reads as a red-orange / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore HC-91 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE DANVILLE TAN
RGB 187, 171, 136 LRV null

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Danville Tan
SKU HC-91
Hex #BBAB88
RGB 187, 171, 136
HSL 41°, 27%, 63%
LRV null
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Benjamin Moore Danville Tan

At LRV null, Danville Tan is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Danville Tan earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Olive Gold
SKU 0281 · #BFAC8B · LRV 42
ΔE 1.72 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.88
All neutral at Valspar →
8004-22D
#B9AB88
Fresh Leaf
ΔE 0.88 · LRV 41
6008-4A
#BDA982
Dry Earth
ΔE 1.74 · LRV 40.8
V096-3
#B7AE89
Green Willow
ΔE 3.25 · LRV 42
T577
#BEA98C
Brown Bunny
ΔE 3.55 · LRV 41.3
3007-10A
#BFA98C
Wetland Clay
ΔE 3.93 · LRV 41.4

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.21
All neutral at Behr →
PPU8-08
#B9AB86
Kaffir Lime
ΔE 1.21 · LRV 41
PPU8-8
#B9AB86
Kaffir Lime
ΔE 1.21 · LRV 41
N260-4
#BBA889
Merino
ΔE 2.27 · LRV 40
710D-4
#B5AB87
Harvest Brown
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 41
PPU7-21
#C1AB8C
Woven Straw
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 42

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.53
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6193
#BCAB8C
Bamboo Screen
ΔE 1.53 · LRV 42
DE6200
#BFA984
Handwoven
ΔE 2.37 · LRV 41
DE6207
#BEAC90
Egyptian Sand
ΔE 2.89 · LRV 42
DEC760
#B8A487
Desert Gray
ΔE 3.59 · LRV 38
DE6144
#C0A480
Graham Cracker
ΔE 4.98 · LRV 39

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.88
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
12-16
#C2AE88
Desert Camel
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 44
1102-4
#B9AB8F
Prairie Dust
ΔE 2.16 · LRV 41
1111-4
#BBAC7D
Nettle
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 42
FLLW724
#BBAC7D
Wright Pale Mustard
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 42
11-30
#B3AE87
Lively Ivy
ΔE 5.04 · LRV 42
JG-166
#B1A789
Juniper Tree
ΔE 3 · LRV 39
JG-106
#BFB09A
Embossed Letter
ΔE 4.74 · LRV 44
JG-113
#B7AF9F
Renewed
ΔE 6.65 · LRV 43
JG-157
#B4AD9E
Drawing Room
ΔE 7.04 · LRV 42
JG-51
#AFB196
Seasonal
ΔE 7.96 · LRV 43

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.04
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6157
#C1AE91
Favorite Tan
ΔE 3.04 · LRV 44
SW 6143
#C0A98B
Basket Beige
ΔE 4.03 · LRV 41
SW 7539
#C1A98A
Cork Wedge
ΔE 4.16 · LRV 42
SW 6122
#C5AA85
Camelback
ΔE 4.29 · LRV 42
SW 7690
#C3AA8C
Townhall Tan
ΔE 4.82 · LRV 42

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.53
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 75
#BCB596
Ball Green
ΔE 4.53 · LRV 46
NO. 17
#B4A693
Light Gray
ΔE 5.65 · LRV 39
NO. 18
#B5B19A
French Gray
ΔE 5.99 · LRV 44
NO. 6
#B6A38F
London Stone
ΔE 6.53 · LRV 38
NO. 5
#B5AFA0
Hardwick White
ΔE 7.24 · LRV 43

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.31
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 6.31 · LRV 33
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 8.28 · LRV 33
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 10.44 · LRV 35
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 11.83 · LRV 38
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 18.52 · LRV 38

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.63
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-DP-59
#C29F68
Good as Gold
ΔE 7.63 · LRV 37
PNT100-MD-64
#9FA47B
Extra Virgin
ΔE 9.53 · LRV 35
PNT100-MD-48
#B5B9A6
Money Moves
ΔE 10.06 · LRV 47
PNT100-MD-49
#ABBD9F
Avocado Toast
ΔE 13.75 · LRV 48
PNT100-MD-76
#CF9F93
Subrosa
ΔE 17.56 · LRV 40

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The nearest shades to Danville Tan within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

HC-79
Greenbrier Beige
LRV 42
HC-21
Huntington Beige
LRV 40
235
Oak Ridge
LRV 43
HC-25
Quincy Tan
LRV null
1076
Capilano Bridge
LRV 40
AF-410
Lapland
LRV 42

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #BBAB88 in HSL space. Pair Danville Tan with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#BBAB88 + #8898BB
TRIADIC
#BBAB88 · #88BBAB · #AB88BB
ANALOGOUS
#BB9288 · #BBAB88 · #B2BB88

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.26:1 fail
Sample text on black
9.29:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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