Sea Urchin (BM 1052)
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Sea Urchin (BM 1052) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 62.4, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Urchin
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sea Urchin 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 Sea Urchin, 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 | Irish Cream | SW 7537 | 66 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Toasted Cashew | PWN-66 | 64.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Holmes Cream | 3004-10B | 60 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Almond Brittle | 1095-3 | 67 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Sea Urchin (LRV 62.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Urchin
Darker than Sea Urchin
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1052 |
| Hex | #E1CFB5 |
| RGB | 225, 207, 181 |
| HSL | 35°, 42%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 62.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.0, 2.1, 15.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Urchin (BM 1052), published as #E1CFB5
#D0C5B3
#F2D9B5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Urchin (BM 1052)?
- Sea Urchin has an LRV of 62.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Urchin is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Urchin in another brand?
- Irish Cream (SW 7537) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sea Urchin warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sea Urchin as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.2; 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.