Gardener's Soil
MQ2-54 · Behr
BrownView Gardener's Soil MQ2-54 on the Behr site ↗Hex
#5C534D
LRV
9
Family
Brown
MQ2-54
Color profile
Light value
9 · Very deep
Undertone
Warm warm, golden cast
Family
Brown
“Gardener's Soil is a dark, complex black-brown grounded in strength and satisfaction.”— Behr
Where it sits on the light scale
0 · Absolute black100 · Pure white
LRV 9 Very deep · absorbs most light for a dramatic, saturated look
Coordinating colors
A working palette built around Gardener's SoilThis colorGardener's SoilBehr · MQ2-54
CoordinatingNairobi DuskBehr · PPU3-10CoordinatingBurnished PewterBehr · PPU24-04CoordinatingBell TowerBehr · MQ3-15Similar colors
Tap any color to compareGardener's Soil vs Stone Hearth
9LRV9
#5C534DHex#5C5450
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden castUndertonewarm, golden cast
Gardener's Soil vs Timber Brown
9LRV10
#5C534DHex#605652
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden castUndertonewarm, peach cast
Gardener's Soil vs Willow Wood
9LRV8
#5C534DHex#58504D
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden castUndertonewarm, peach cast
Gardener's Soil vs Oak Creek
9LRV9
#5C534DHex#5D504A
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden castUndertonewarm, golden lean
Gardener's Soil vs Dark Truffle
9LRV8
#5C534DHex#594D46
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden castUndertonewarm, golden lean
Gardener's Soil vs Potting Soil
9LRV9
#5C534DHex#595147
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden castUndertonewarm, golden lean
Similar colors from other brands
Tap any color to compareGardener's Soil vs Stone Brown
9LRV10
#5C534DHex#5F544E
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden castUndertonewarm, golden lean
Stone Brown is very close match · 1 points lighter compared with Gardener's Soil.
Gardener's Soil vs Willow
9LRV9
#5C534DHex#564E48
BrownFamilyGreige
warm, golden castUndertonewarm, golden cast
Willow is very close match compared with Gardener's Soil.
Gardener's Soil vs Cabin Fever
9LRV9
#5C534DHex#5E5349
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden castUndertonewarm, golden lean
Cabin Fever is very close match · warmer compared with Gardener's Soil.
Gardener's Soil vs Bark
9LRV10
#5C534DHex#5F5854
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden castUndertonewarm, golden cast
Bark is very close match · 1 points lighter · cooler compared with Gardener's Soil.
Gardener's Soil vs Semi-Sweet
9LRV9
#5C534DHex#57524E
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden castUndertonewarm, golden cast
Semi-Sweet is very close match · cooler compared with Gardener's Soil.
Gardener's Soil vs Prelude
9LRV9
#5C534DHex#5B564F
BrownFamilyGray
warm, golden castUndertonewarm, golden cast
Prelude is close match · leans greener compared with Gardener's Soil.
Gardener's Soil vs Stony Creek
9LRV9
#5C534DHex#57534E
BrownFamilyGray
warm, golden castUndertonewarm, golden cast
Stony Creek is close match · leans greener compared with Gardener's Soil.
Gardener's Soil vs Hunting Boots
9LRV9
#5C534DHex#62534D
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden castUndertonewarm, peach lean
Hunting Boots is close match · leans redder compared with Gardener's Soil.
Gardener's Soil vs Mahogany
9LRV7
#5C534DHex#524847
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden castUndertonewarm, peach cast
Mahogany is close match · 2 points darker · cooler compared with Gardener's Soil.
Gardener's Soil vs Tanner's Brown
9LRV7
#5C534DHex#4F4A4A
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden castUndertonewarm, red cast
Tanner's Brown is close match · 2 points darker · cooler compared with Gardener's Soil.
The full strip
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What is the LRV of Gardener's Soil?
Gardener's Soil (MQ2-54) by Behr has a Light Reflectance Value of 9, so it absorbs most of the light that hits it. On the 0–100 scale that places it in the very dark range.
Is Gardener's Soil a warm or cool color?
Gardener's Soil has a warm undertone (warm, golden cast).
What is the closest match to Gardener's Soil from another brand?
The closest cross-brand match to Gardener's Soil is Stone Brown (2112-30) by Benjamin Moore, very close match · 1 points lighter.
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