Weathered Oak (BM 1050)
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Weathered Oak (BM 1050) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 15.1, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Weathered Oak
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Weathered Oak 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 Weathered Oak, 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 | Steady Brown | SW 6110 | 16 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Bazaar | UL180-26 | 15.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Grecian Helmet | 3006-9A | 16 | 3.4 | 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 Weathered Oak (LRV 15.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Weathered Oak
Darker than Weathered Oak
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1050 |
| Hex | #856846 |
| RGB | 133, 104, 70 |
| HSL | 32°, 31%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.1, 6.9, 23.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Weathered Oak (BM 1050), published as #856846
#775F45
#937145
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Weathered Oak (BM 1050)?
- Weathered Oak has an LRV of 15.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Weathered Oak is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Weathered Oak in another brand?
- Bazaar (Behr UL180-26) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Weathered Oak warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Weathered Oak as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.5; 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.