Shorewood (BM 1151)
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Shorewood (BM 1151) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 56.2, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Shorewood
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Shorewood 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 Shorewood, 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 | Beige | SW 2859 | 60 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Cockleshell | MQ1-31 | 59.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mesa Sand | 2004-8B | 54 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Weathered Sandstone | 1082-4 | 56 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Shorewood (LRV 56.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Shorewood
Darker than Shorewood
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1151 |
| Hex | #E0C3AD |
| RGB | 224, 195, 173 |
| HSL | 26°, 45%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.7, 6.9, 14.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Shorewood (BM 1151), published as #E0C3AD
#D0B9AB
#F1CDAD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Shorewood (BM 1151)?
- Shorewood has an LRV of 56.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Shorewood is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Shorewood in another brand?
- Cockleshell (Behr MQ1-31) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Shorewood warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Shorewood as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.8; 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.