Wood Ash (BM 1065)
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Wood Ash (BM 1065) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 76.6, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wood Ash
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Wood Ash 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 Wood Ash, 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 | Classical White | SW 2829 | 76 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Ancient Ivory | BWC-16 | 79.9 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ivory Essence | 3006-8C | 77 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Brandied Pears | 1086-2 | 76 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Wood Ash (LRV 76.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Wood Ash
Darker than Wood Ash
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1065 |
| Hex | #EEE4D0 |
| RGB | 238, 228, 208 |
| HSL | 40°, 47%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.9, 0.1, 11.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wood Ash (BM 1065), published as #EEE4D0
#DDDACE
#FFEED0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wood Ash (BM 1065)?
- Wood Ash has an LRV of 76.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wood Ash is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Wood Ash in another brand?
- Ancient Ivory (Behr BWC-16) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Wood Ash warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Wood Ash as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.0; 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.