Oregon Trail (BM 1230)
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Oregon Trail (BM 1230) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 14.8, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Oregon Trail
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Oregon 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 Oregon 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 | 2.3 | very close |
| Behr | Spanish Chestnut | N160-6 | 13.3 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Chocolate Sauce | 2006-7A | 13 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spiced Cinnamon | 1071-7 | 13 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Oregon Trail (LRV 14.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Oregon Trail
Darker than Oregon Trail
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1230 |
| Hex | #86604F |
| RGB | 134, 96, 79 |
| HSL | 19°, 26%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.2, 13.1, 15.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Oregon Trail (BM 1230), published as #86604F
#78574E
#95694E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Oregon Trail (BM 1230)?
- Oregon Trail has an LRV of 14.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Oregon Trail is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Oregon Trail in another brand?
- Chocolate Sauce (Valspar 2006-7A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Oregon Trail warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Oregon Trail as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.8; 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.