Whispering Woods (BM 1012)
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Whispering Woods (BM 1012) is a deep, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 35.7, so it reflects about 36 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Whispering Woods
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Whispering Woods by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Whispering Woods, 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 | Trusty Tan | SW 6087 | 37 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Postmodern Mauve | PPU5-15 | 35.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Free Wheeling | 2006-10A | 35 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Wright Stone Grey | FLLW858 | 40 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Whispering Woods (LRV 35.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Whispering Woods
Darker than Whispering Woods
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1012 |
| Hex | #B49C8D |
| RGB | 180, 156, 141 |
| HSL | 23°, 21%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.1, 6.4, 11.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Whispering Woods (BM 1012), published as #B49C8D
#A4928B
#C4A68D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Whispering Woods (BM 1012)?
- Whispering Woods has an LRV of 35.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Whispering Woods is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Whispering Woods in another brand?
- Postmodern Mauve (Behr PPU5-15) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Whispering Woods warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Whispering Woods as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.1; 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.