Toasted Pecan (BM 1209)
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Toasted Pecan (BM 1209) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 19.9, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Toasted Pecan
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Toasted Pecan 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 Toasted Pecan, 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 | Cavern Clay | SW 7701 | 20 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Earth Tone | 230F-6 | 19.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Woodland | 2006-5A | 19 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Southern Wood | 16-07 | 19 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Toasted Pecan (LRV 19.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Toasted Pecan
Darker than Toasted Pecan
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1209 |
| Hex | #A26E57 |
| RGB | 162, 110, 87 |
| HSL | 18°, 30%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.3, 17.9, 21.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Toasted Pecan (BM 1209), published as #A26E57
#946556
#B17756
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Toasted Pecan (BM 1209)?
- Toasted Pecan has an LRV of 19.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Toasted Pecan is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Toasted Pecan in another brand?
- Earth Tone (Behr 230F-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Toasted Pecan warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Toasted Pecan as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.2; 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.