Mountain Retreat (BM 1176)
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Mountain Retreat (BM 1176) is a deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 20.7, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mountain Retreat
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mountain Retreat by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Mountain Retreat, 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 | Moroccan Spice | SW 6060 | 22 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Timeless Copper | S200-6 | 18.2 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Woodland | 2006-5A | 19 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Prairie Fire | 1071-6 | 19 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Mountain Retreat (LRV 20.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Mountain Retreat
Darker than Mountain Retreat
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1176 |
| Hex | #9C725F |
| RGB | 156, 114, 95 |
| HSL | 19°, 24%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.8, 14.0, 17.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mountain Retreat (BM 1176), published as #9C725F
#8E695E
#AB7B5E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mountain Retreat (BM 1176)?
- Mountain Retreat has an LRV of 20.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mountain Retreat is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mountain Retreat in another brand?
- Prairie Fire (PPG 1071-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Mountain Retreat warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mountain Retreat as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.0; 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.