Twilight Dreams (BM 049)
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Twilight Dreams (BM 049) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 13.3, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Twilight Dreams
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Twilight Dreams by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Twilight Dreams, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Toile Red | SW 0006 | 12 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Spice | PPU2-18 | 11.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Remember Me Red | 2001-7A | 12 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cherokee Red | 13-02 | 11 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Twilight Dreams (LRV 13.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Twilight Dreams
Darker than Twilight Dreams
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 049 |
| Hex | #87544B |
| RGB | 135, 84, 75 |
| HSL | 9°, 29%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.2, 20.1, 14.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Twilight Dreams (BM 049), published as #87544B
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#955D4A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Twilight Dreams (BM 049)?
- Twilight Dreams has an LRV of 13.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Twilight Dreams is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Twilight Dreams in another brand?
- Spice (Behr PPU2-18) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Twilight Dreams warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Twilight Dreams as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.2; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.