Groundhog Day (BM 1166)
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Groundhog Day (BM 1166) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 50.6, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Groundhog Day
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Groundhog Day 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 Groundhog Day, 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 | Classic Sand | SW 0056 | 53 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Cinnamon Tea | S200-2 | 56.2 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Mesa Sand | 2004-8B | 54 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cinnamon Ice | 1071-4 | 53 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Groundhog Day (LRV 50.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Groundhog Day
Darker than Groundhog Day
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1166 |
| Hex | #D8BAA5 |
| RGB | 216, 186, 165 |
| HSL | 25°, 40%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.5, 7.5, 14.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Groundhog Day (BM 1166), published as #D8BAA5
#C8B0A3
#E9C4A5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Groundhog Day (BM 1166)?
- Groundhog Day has an LRV of 50.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Groundhog Day is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Groundhog Day in another brand?
- Mesa Sand (Valspar 2004-8B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Groundhog Day warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Groundhog Day as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.6; 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.