Adobe Beige (BM 1128)
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Adobe Beige (BM 1128) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 55.4, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Adobe Beige
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Adobe Beige 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 Adobe Beige, 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 | Tres Naturale | SW 9101 | 59 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Lentil | N270-2 | 59.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Holmes Cream | 3004-10B | 60 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Armadillo | 14-17 | 59 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Adobe Beige (LRV 55.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Adobe Beige
Darker than Adobe Beige
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1128 |
| Hex | #D8C4AB |
| RGB | 216, 196, 171 |
| HSL | 33°, 37%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.2, 3.1, 15.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Adobe Beige (BM 1128), published as #D8C4AB
#C8BAA9
#E9CEAB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Adobe Beige (BM 1128)?
- Adobe Beige has an LRV of 55.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Adobe Beige is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Adobe Beige in another brand?
- Tres Naturale (SW 9101) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Adobe Beige warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Adobe Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.1; 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.