Benjamin Moore Chestertown Buff HC-9
Chestertown Buff is a mid warm neutral with a warm (yellow to red) undertone. It is a mid-tone: clearly a color, not a white, yet usually workable on all four walls of a well-lit room.
- Hex
- #C8A87D
- RGB
- 200, 168, 125
- LRV (screen est.)
- ≈ 42
- Undertone (est.)
- warm
LRV and undertone are estimated from the screen color, not taken from Benjamin Moore's published data. This hex is a best-effort approximation. Screen colors are approximations of real paint. Always check a physical sample in your own light before buying.
Chestertown Buff in a room and on a house
Walls in Chestertown Buff with Ultra Pure White trim. Illustrations, not photos: they show value and undertone, not texture or sheen.
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Colors that go with Chestertown Buff
Trim whites with a soft step from the wall color, and accents with at least 3:1 contrast so they read clearly against it.
Behr
Ultra Pure White
1850 · #F7F7F6
2.09:1 vs Chestertown Buff
Sherwin-Williams
Pure White
SW 7005 · #F7F7F3
2.09:1 vs Chestertown Buff
Sherwin-Williams
Urbane Bronze
SW 7048 · #54504A
3.6:1 vs Chestertown Buff
Sherwin-Williams
Ripe Olive
SW 6209 · #4A5243
3.6:1 vs Chestertown Buff
Behr
Graphic Charcoal
N500-6 · #55585A
3.2:1 vs Chestertown Buff
Behr
Broadway
PPU18-20 · #4A4438
4.3:1 vs Chestertown Buff
Closest matches from other brands
Nearest colors on screen to Benjamin Moore Chestertown Buff from the other brands in our library.
Questions
What undertone does Chestertown Buff have?
Measured from its screen color, Benjamin Moore Chestertown Buff has a warm (yellow to red) undertone. Undertones shift with light: north light pushes colors cooler, warm bulbs push them warmer, so test a sample in your room.
What is the LRV of Chestertown Buff?
Our estimate from the on-screen color is about 42 out of 100, which puts it in the mid range. Benjamin Moore publishes a measured LRV for HC-9; use that number when precision matters.
What colors go with Chestertown Buff?
For trim, Behr Ultra Pure White or Sherwin-Williams Pure White are a clean pairing. For contrast on doors, cabinets or an accent wall, try Sherwin-Williams Urbane Bronze, Sherwin-Williams Ripe Olive, Behr Graphic Charcoal.
What is the closest match to Chestertown Buff from another brand?
Among the colors in our library, Sherwin-Williams Nomadic Desert (SW 6107) is the nearest on screen, though visibly different. Brands don't color-match each other exactly, so compare physical samples.
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