Fairway Oaks (BM 1075)
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Fairway Oaks (BM 1075) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 46.1, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fairway Oaks
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Fairway Oaks 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 Fairway Oaks, 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 | Lamb's Wool | SW 9536 | 48 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Tropical Tan | PWL-84 | 47 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Prairie Dance | 3006-10A | 48 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Beige Tellin | 15-31 | 45 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Fairway Oaks (LRV 46.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Fairway Oaks
Darker than Fairway Oaks
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1075 |
| Hex | #C9B394 |
| RGB | 201, 179, 148 |
| HSL | 35°, 33%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.1, 3.1, 18.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fairway Oaks (BM 1075), published as #C9B394
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fairway Oaks (BM 1075)?
- Fairway Oaks has an LRV of 46.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fairway Oaks is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Fairway Oaks in another brand?
- Lamb's Wool (SW 9536) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fairway Oaks warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Fairway Oaks as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.7; 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.