Outer Banks (BM 1206)
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Outer Banks (BM 1206) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 50.8, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Outer Banks
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Outer Banks 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 Outer Banks, 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 | Warming Peach | SW 6338 | 54 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Coral Bay | ECC-60-1 | 52.3 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Mojave Sunset | 2005-8A | 48 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cinnamon Ice | 1071-4 | 53 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Outer Banks (LRV 50.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Outer Banks
Darker than Outer Banks
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1206 |
| Hex | #DCB79F |
| RGB | 220, 183, 159 |
| HSL | 24°, 47%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.0, 9.8, 17.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Outer Banks (BM 1206), published as #DCB79F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Outer Banks (BM 1206)?
- Outer Banks has an LRV of 50.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Outer Banks is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Outer Banks in another brand?
- Coral Bay (Behr ECC-60-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Outer Banks warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Outer Banks as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.2; 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.