French Press
AF-170 · Benjamin Moore
BrownView French Press AF-170 on the Benjamin Moore site ↗Hex
#5F4D43
LRV
10
Family
Brown
AF-170
Color profile
Light value
10 · Very deep
Undertone
Warm warm, golden lean
Family
Brown
“A stylish brown-black that evokes freshly roasted espresso beans.”— Benjamin Moore
Where it sits on the light scale
0 · Absolute black100 · Pure white
LRV 10 Very deep · absorbs most light for a dramatic, saturated look
Coordinating colors
A working palette built around French PressThis colorFrench PressBenjamin Moore · AF-170
CoordinatingIce MistBenjamin Moore · OC-67CoordinatingMetropolitanBenjamin Moore · AF-690CoordinatingSimply WhiteBenjamin Moore · OC-117CoordinatingFrostineBenjamin Moore · AF-5Similar colors
Tap any color to compareFrench Press vs Hearthstone Brown
10LRV9
#5F4D43Hex#604D44
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
French Press vs Van Buren Brown
10LRV10
#5F4D43Hex#5F4F46
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
French Press vs Rural Earth
10LRV10
#5F4D43Hex#5F5047
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
French Press vs Falcon Brown
10LRV9
#5F4D43Hex#645145
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Similar colors from other brands
Tap any color to compareFrench Press vs Rookwood Dark Brown
10LRV8
#5F4D43Hex#5F4D43
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Rookwood Dark Brown is near-identical · 2 points darker compared with French Press.
French Press vs Sable
10LRV8
#5F4D43Hex#5F4B3F
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Sable is very close match · 2 points darker · warmer compared with French Press.
French Press vs Chestnut
10LRV9
#5F4D43Hex#624E45
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Chestnut is very close match compared with French Press.
French Press vs Sarsaparilla
10LRV8
#5F4D43Hex#5B4C44
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Sarsaparilla is very close match · 2 points darker · cooler compared with French Press.
French Press vs Baronial Brown
10LRV7
#5F4D43Hex#5A4840
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Baronial Brown is very close match · 3 points darker compared with French Press.
French Press vs Cabin In The Woods
10LRV8
#5F4D43Hex#5D4D47
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, peach lean
Cabin In The Woods is very close match · 2 points darker · cooler compared with French Press.
French Press vs Boston Legacy
10LRV8
#5F4D43Hex#624B3F
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Boston Legacy is very close match · 2 points darker · warmer compared with French Press.
French Press vs Arctic Tundra
10LRV10
#5F4D43Hex#675348
BrownFamilyBrown
warm, golden leanUndertonewarm, golden lean
Arctic Tundra is very close match compared with French Press.
The full strip
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What is the LRV of French Press?
French Press (AF-170) by Benjamin Moore has a Light Reflectance Value of 10, so it absorbs most of the light that hits it. On the 0–100 scale that places it in the very dark range.
Is French Press a warm or cool color?
French Press has a warm undertone (warm, golden lean).
What is the closest match to French Press from another brand?
The closest cross-brand match to French Press is Rookwood Dark Brown (SW 2808) by Sherwin-Williams, near-identical · 2 points darker.
Benjamin Moore · AF-170
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