Long Valley Birch (BM 1021)
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Long Valley Birch (BM 1021) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 19.1, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Long Valley Birch
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Long Valley Birch 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 Long Valley Birch, 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 | Tree Branch | SW 7525 | 19 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Whiskey Barrel | N230-6 | 17.4 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Scented Candle | 2006-9B | 19 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Portabella | 15-32 | 20 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Long Valley Birch (LRV 19.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Long Valley Birch
Darker than Long Valley Birch
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1021 |
| Hex | #887361 |
| RGB | 136, 115, 97 |
| HSL | 28°, 17%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.9, 5.3, 13.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Long Valley Birch (BM 1021), published as #887361
#796A60
#977C61
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Long Valley Birch (BM 1021)?
- Long Valley Birch has an LRV of 19.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Long Valley Birch is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Long Valley Birch in another brand?
- Tree Branch (SW 7525) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Long Valley Birch warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Long Valley Birch as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.0; 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.