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BENJAMIN MOORE · CW-150

Benjamin Moore Everard Coffee#8A7A66 · LRV null

Everard Coffee reads as a red-orange / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore CW-150 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE EVERARD COFFEE
RGB 138, 122, 102 LRV null

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Everard Coffee
SKU CW-150
Hex #8A7A66
RGB 138, 122, 102
HSL 33°, 15%, 47%
LRV null
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Benjamin Moore Everard Coffee

At LRV null, Everard Coffee 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.

Everard Coffee 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
Industrial Strength
SKU 0234 · #877A65 · LRV 20
ΔE 1.81 (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.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.56
All neutral at Behr →
PPU7-24
#887B6A
Native Soil
ΔE 1.56 · LRV 20
PPU5-05
#8D7967
Coconut Shell
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 20
PPU5-5
#8D7967
Coconut Shell
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 20
BXC-73
#8B7561
True Walnut
ΔE 3.27 · LRV 19
PPU8-24
#857C65
Deserted Island
ΔE 4.34 · LRV 20

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.57
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 2820
#887B67
Downing Earth
ΔE 1.57 · LRV 20
SW 7039
#8A7A6A
Virtual Taupe
ΔE 1.82 · LRV 20
SW 7032
#887B6C
Warm Stone
ΔE 2.13 · LRV 20
SW 6081
#907865
Down Home
ΔE 4.04 · LRV 20
SW 9089
#917864
Llama Wool
ΔE 4.26 · LRV 20

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.72
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1024-6
#8A7D6B
Patches
ΔE 1.72 · LRV 21
1097-6
#8B795F
Rain Barrel
ΔE 2.25 · LRV 20
15-32
#8B7867
Portabella
ΔE 2.48 · LRV 20
1021-5
#8C7B6C
Thunderbird
ΔE 2.64 · LRV 21
15-20
#887B6E
Ghost Ship
ΔE 2.94 · LRV 21

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.74
All neutral at Valspar →
6007-2B
#8F7E68
Wild Hawk
ΔE 1.74 · LRV 21.8
6006-2B
#857666
Safari Beige
ΔE 2.26 · LRV 18.8
T600
#847963
Absolute Olive
ΔE 3.19 · LRV 19.5
6002-2B
#857D6D
Mossy Aura
ΔE 3.96 · LRV 20.7
2007-9B
#8D7562
Milk Chocolate
ΔE 4.25 · LRV 19.4

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.93
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6216
#8E7E67
Barrel Stove
ΔE 1.93 · LRV 22
DE6209
#8B785C
Rock 'n' Oak
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 20
DE6223
#857A64
Mission Trail
ΔE 3.11 · LRV 20
DE6125
#937A62
Carved Wood
ΔE 3.85 · LRV 21
DE6230
#817A69
Center Ridge
ΔE 4.54 · LRV 20

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.38
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-129
#837165
Elemental
ΔE 5.38 · LRV 18
JG-20
#85837B
Garden Trowel
ΔE 8.02 · LRV 23
JG-130
#857F7C
Wooden Palette
ΔE 8.22 · LRV 22
JG-125
#838379
Boutique Gray
ΔE 8.68 · LRV 22
JG-61
#777E6A
Bespoke Green
ΔE 12 · LRV 20

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.66
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-DP-52
#8C8479
Dirty Chai
ΔE 5.66 · LRV 23
PNT100-DP-66
#767665
Field Trip
ΔE 8.86 · LRV 18
PNT100-MD-16
#7B8082
Irony
ΔE 12.98 · LRV 21
PNT100-DP-61
#6C795F
Daily Greens
ΔE 15.13 · LRV 18
PNT100-DP-30
#9F605D
Big Apple
ΔE 19.12 · LRV 17

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.66
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 276
#8B857F
Mole's Breath
ΔE 7.66 · LRV 24
NO. 292
#8B8A77
Treron
ΔE 9.25 · LRV 25
NO. 47
#737C70
Green Smoke
ΔE 12.72 · LRV 19
NO. 271
#8D8089
Brassica
ΔE 15.06 · LRV 23
NO. 34
#768769
Calke Green
ΔE 16.4 · LRV 22

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.48
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-OS
#7E7C5C
Old Soul
ΔE 9.48 · LRV 18
BD-BA
#7C5F47
Buenos Aires
ΔE 11.07 · LRV 14
BD-TS
#7C5F47
Two Step
ΔE 11.07 · LRV 14
BD-HF
#7C8478
Hartford
ΔE 12.34 · LRV 22
BD-PW
#7C8E97
Polly Wants
ΔE 19.08 · LRV 27

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

979
Stampede
LRV 20
HC-76
Davenport Tan
LRV 20
CW-70
Pelham Gray
LRV null
CSP-195
Porcini
LRV null
1028
Spanish Brown
LRV 20
HC-106
Crownsville Gray
LRV 22

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #8A7A66 in HSL space. Pair Everard Coffee with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#8A7A66 + #66768A
TRIADIC
#8A7A66 · #668A7A · #7A668A
ANALOGOUS
#8A6866 · #8A7A66 · #888A66

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
4.15:1 AA Large
Sample text on black
5.06:1 AA

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

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