Blue Ridge Mountains (BM 1043)
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Blue Ridge Mountains (BM 1043) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 15, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Blue Ridge Mountains
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Blue Ridge Mountains 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 Blue Ridge Mountains, 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 | Mossy Gold | SW 6139 | 15 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Bazaar | UL180-26 | 15.7 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Grecian Helmet | 3006-9A | 16 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Seasoned Acorn | 1096-7 | 14 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Blue Ridge Mountains (LRV 15) by LRV.
Lighter than Blue Ridge Mountains
Darker than Blue Ridge Mountains
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1043 |
| Hex | #826849 |
| RGB | 130, 104, 73 |
| HSL | 33°, 28%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.8, 5.9, 21.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Blue Ridge Mountains (BM 1043), published as #826849
#745F48
#907148
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Blue Ridge Mountains (BM 1043)?
- Blue Ridge Mountains has an LRV of 15. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Blue Ridge Mountains is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Blue Ridge Mountains in another brand?
- Bazaar (Behr UL180-26) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Blue Ridge Mountains warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Blue Ridge Mountains as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.4; 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.