Acorn (BM 1125)
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Acorn (BM 1125) is a deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 20.5, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Acorn
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Acorn 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 Acorn, 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 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Coco Rum | PPU4-02 | 20.9 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Chestnut Beach | 3002-7A | 20 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Cocoa Cupcake | 1086-7 | 21 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Acorn (LRV 20.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Acorn
Darker than Acorn
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1125 |
| Hex | #977555 |
| RGB | 151, 117, 85 |
| HSL | 29°, 28%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.8, 8.9, 22.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Acorn (BM 1125), published as #977555
#896C54
#A67E54
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Acorn (BM 1125)?
- Acorn has an LRV of 20.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Acorn is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Acorn in another brand?
- Coco Rum (Behr PPU4-02) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Acorn warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Acorn as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.8; 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.