Sierra Hills (BM 1053)
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Sierra Hills (BM 1053) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 49.2, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sierra Hills
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sierra Hills 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 Sierra Hills, 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 | Macadamia | SW 6142 | 49 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Gobi Desert | 710C-3 | 51.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Prairie Dance | 3006-10A | 48 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Happy Trails | 1084-4 | 49 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Sierra Hills (LRV 49.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Sierra Hills
Darker than Sierra Hills
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1053 |
| Hex | #CDB99F |
| RGB | 205, 185, 159 |
| HSL | 34°, 32%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.2, 3.0, 15.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sierra Hills (BM 1053), published as #CDB99F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sierra Hills (BM 1053)?
- Sierra Hills has an LRV of 49.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sierra Hills is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sierra Hills in another brand?
- Macadamia (SW 6142) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sierra Hills warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sierra Hills as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.8; 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.