Dusty Trail (BM 1157)
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Dusty Trail (BM 1157) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 68.8, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dusty Trail
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Dusty Trail 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 Dusty Trail, 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 | Fragile Beauty | SW 7553 | 70 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Siesta Tan | ECC-59-2 | 70.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Warm Cappuccino | 2004-8C | 70 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sandpiper | 1077-2 | 72 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Dusty Trail (LRV 68.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Dusty Trail
Darker than Dusty Trail
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1157 |
| Hex | #E8D7C6 |
| RGB | 232, 215, 198 |
| HSL | 30°, 42%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.9, 3.1, 10.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dusty Trail (BM 1157), published as #E8D7C6
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#FAE1C6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dusty Trail (BM 1157)?
- Dusty Trail has an LRV of 68.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dusty Trail is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Dusty Trail in another brand?
- Fragile Beauty (SW 7553) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dusty Trail warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Dusty Trail as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.5; 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.