Gentle Repose (BM 1149)
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Gentle Repose (BM 1149) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 74.2, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gentle Repose
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Gentle Repose 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 Gentle Repose, 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 | Intricate Ivory | SW 6350 | 74 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | So Much Fawn | OR-W02 | 76.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Subtle Blush | 3002-8C | 78 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Berkshire Lace | 1077-1 | 77 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Gentle Repose (LRV 74.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Gentle Repose
Darker than Gentle Repose
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1149 |
| Hex | #EFDFCC |
| RGB | 239, 223, 204 |
| HSL | 33°, 52%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.6, 2.4, 11.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gentle Repose (BM 1149), published as #EFDFCC
#DED5CA
#FFE9CC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gentle Repose (BM 1149)?
- Gentle Repose has an LRV of 74.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gentle Repose is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Gentle Repose in another brand?
- Intricate Ivory (SW 6350) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gentle Repose warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Gentle Repose as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.3; 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.