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BENJAMIN MOORE · 2138-10

Benjamin Moore Southern Vine#4F493B · LRV null

Southern Vine reads as a red-orange / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 2138-10 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE SOUTHERN VINE
RGB 79, 73, 59 LRV null

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Southern Vine
SKU 2138-10
Hex #4F493B
RGB 79, 73, 59
HSL 42°, 14%, 27%
LRV null
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Benjamin Moore Southern Vine

At LRV null, Southern Vine 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.

Southern Vine 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
Deep Shadow
SKU 0445 · #514A3D · LRV 7
ΔE 1.01 (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 0.34
All neutral at Valspar →
M331
#504A3C
Deep Desert Shadow
ΔE 0.34 · LRV 6.9
6003-2C
#534C41
Turkish Coffee
ΔE 2.17 · LRV 7.4
8006-1G
#4D4B41
Timber Green
ΔE 2.79 · LRV 7
V145-6
#4D4B41
Timber Green
ΔE 2.79 · LRV 7
8005-10G
#57483D
Momentous Occasion
ΔE 6.14 · LRV 7

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.8
All neutral at Behr →
N220-7
#514B3C
Cavalry Brown
ΔE 0.8 · LRV 7
710D-7
#4B4936
Chocolate Cupcake
ΔE 3.69 · LRV 7
N360-7
#45483A
Potting Soil
ΔE 5.48 · LRV 6
BXC-79
#56473F
Center Earth
ΔE 7.19 · LRV 7
HDC-MD-13
#53453F
Rave Raisin
ΔE 7.6 · LRV 6

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.22
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7055
#554C3E
Enduring Bronze
ΔE 2.22 · LRV 7
SW 7020
#4F4842
Black Fox
ΔE 4.59 · LRV 7
SW 7041
#564536
Van Dyke Brown
ΔE 6.41 · LRV 7
SW 7027
#564537
Well‐Bred Brown
ΔE 6.57 · LRV 7
SW 9184
#454B40
Foxhall Green
ΔE 6.87 · LRV 7

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.7
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-122
#524840
Wooded Acres
ΔE 4.7 · LRV 7
JG-161
#494E4B
Cottage Grove
ΔE 7.81 · LRV 7
JG-131
#544846
Cut Cedar
ΔE 8.77 · LRV 7
JG-149
#514647
Pecan Grove
ΔE 10.18 · LRV 7
JG-145
#4D484C
Aspen Stone
ΔE 10.73 · LRV 7

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.19
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1009-7
#4E4F48
Licorice
ΔE 5.19 · LRV 8
1005-7
#4F443F
Dark Granite
ΔE 6.83 · LRV 6
1033-7
#474F43
Charcoal Smoke
ΔE 7.89 · LRV 7
15-24
#544642
French Toast
ΔE 8.52 · LRV 7
16-24
#574642
Racy Raisin
ΔE 9.78 · LRV 7

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.19
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6392
#524A46
Mink
ΔE 6.19 · LRV 7
DEA176
#4D504B
Iron River
ΔE 6.62 · LRV 8
DE6385
#4E4B4A
Black Bean
ΔE 7.1 · LRV 7
DE6399
#574A47
Molasses
ΔE 8.66 · LRV 7
DE6042
#5B4A44
Bear in Mind
ΔE 8.99 · LRV 8

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.47
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 6.47 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 9.34 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 15.07 · LRV 11
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 17.69 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-67
#7C4D4C
Vintage
ΔE 20.54 · LRV 10

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.56
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 7.56 · LRV 7
NO. 93
#464C49
Studio Green
ΔE 8.1 · LRV 7
NO. 57
#444546
Off-Black
ΔE 8.65 · LRV 6
NO. 36
#534644
Mahogany
ΔE 9.16 · LRV 7
NO. 31
#45484B
Railings
ΔE 10.07 · LRV 6

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-AH
#3D423E
After Hours
ΔE 8 · LRV 6
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 9.87 · LRV 7
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 11.29 · LRV 7
BD-LC
#3F4458
Last Call
ΔE 18.74 · LRV 6
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 21.01 · LRV 8

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

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

2137-10
Otter Brown
LRV 8
2140-10
Fatigue Green
LRV 8
2134-20
Midsummer Night
LRV null
2112-10
Mink
LRV 7
2112-20
Brown Sugar
LRV 8
2109-10
Classic Brown
LRV null

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #4F493B in HSL space. Pair Southern Vine with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#4F493B + #3B414F
TRIADIC
#4F493B · #3B4F49 · #493B4F
ANALOGOUS
#4F3F3B · #4F493B · #4B4F3B

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
8.94:1 AAA
Sample text on black
2.35:1 fail

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

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