Cowboy Boots (BM 1015)
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Cowboy Boots (BM 1015) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 14.9, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cowboy Boots
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cowboy Boots 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 Cowboy Boots, 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 | Hot Cocoa | SW 6047 | 14 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Cocoa Shell | HDC-AC-05 | 14.6 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Wooden Wagon | 3001-7A | 14 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Warrior | 1076-6 | 15 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Cowboy Boots (LRV 14.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Cowboy Boots
Darker than Cowboy Boots
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1015 |
| Hex | #7E6355 |
| RGB | 126, 99, 85 |
| HSL | 20°, 19%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.3, 8.7, 12.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cowboy Boots (BM 1015), published as #7E6355
#705A54
#8D6C55
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cowboy Boots (BM 1015)?
- Cowboy Boots has an LRV of 14.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cowboy Boots is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cowboy Boots in another brand?
- Wooden Wagon (Valspar 3001-7A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Cowboy Boots warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cowboy Boots as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.1; 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.