Coyote Trail (BM 1224)
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Coyote Trail (BM 1224) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 16.7, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Coyote Trail
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Coyote Trail 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 Coyote 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 | Tanbark | SW 6061 | 15 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Rio Rust | S190-6 | 16.9 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Italian Roast | 2004-7A | 16 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Suede Leather | 1072-6 | 16 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Coyote Trail (LRV 16.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Coyote Trail
Darker than Coyote Trail
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1224 |
| Hex | #8E6552 |
| RGB | 142, 101, 82 |
| HSL | 19°, 27%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.5, 14.0, 17.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coyote Trail (BM 1224), published as #8E6552
#805C51
#9D6E51
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coyote Trail (BM 1224)?
- Coyote Trail has an LRV of 16.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Coyote Trail is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Coyote Trail in another brand?
- Italian Roast (Valspar 2004-7A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Coyote Trail warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Coyote Trail as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.3; 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.