Crossroads (BM 1226)
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Crossroads (BM 1226) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 54, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crossroads
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Crossroads 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 Crossroads, 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 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | One To Remember | MQ1-23 | 54.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Pacific Shoreline | 2006-8B | 54 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cinnamon Ice | 1071-4 | 53 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Crossroads (LRV 54) by LRV.
Lighter than Crossroads
Darker than Crossroads
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1226 |
| Hex | #D8BDAD |
| RGB | 216, 189, 173 |
| HSL | 22°, 36%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.5, 7.1, 11.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crossroads (BM 1226), published as #D8BDAD
#C8B3AB
#E9C7AD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crossroads (BM 1226)?
- Crossroads has an LRV of 54. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crossroads is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Crossroads in another brand?
- Pacific Shoreline (Valspar 2006-8B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Crossroads warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Crossroads as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.6; 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.