Gettysburgh Gold (BM 1064)
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Gettysburgh Gold (BM 1064) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 18.5, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gettysburgh Gold
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Gettysburgh Gold 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 Gettysburgh Gold, 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 | Renwick Golden Oak | SW 2824 | 19 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Olympic Bronze | PPU4-17 | 19.4 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Praline Cake | 3004-7A | 22 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Sahara Splendor | 1088-7 | 20 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Gettysburgh Gold (LRV 18.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Gettysburgh Gold
Darker than Gettysburgh Gold
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1064 |
| Hex | #987248 |
| RGB | 152, 114, 72 |
| HSL | 32°, 36%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.9, 9.7, 29.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gettysburgh Gold (BM 1064), published as #987248
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gettysburgh Gold (BM 1064)?
- Gettysburgh Gold has an LRV of 18.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gettysburgh Gold is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Gettysburgh Gold in another brand?
- Sahara Splendor (PPG 1088-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gettysburgh Gold warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Gettysburgh Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.0; 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.