Rural Earth (BM 1239)
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Rural Earth (BM 1239) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 9.7, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rural Earth
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Rural Earth 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 Rural Earth, 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 | Rookwood Dark Brown | SW 2808 | 8 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Warm Pumpernickel | HDC-FL15-05 | 8.1 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Cabin Plank | 2011-10 | 8 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sarsaparilla | 1018-7 | 8 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Rural Earth (LRV 9.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Rural Earth
Darker than Rural Earth
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1239 |
| Hex | #5F5047 |
| RGB | 95, 80, 71 |
| HSL | 22°, 14%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.3, 4.6, 7.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rural Earth (BM 1239), published as #5F5047
#514846
#6D5947
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rural Earth (BM 1239)?
- Rural Earth has an LRV of 9.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rural Earth is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rural Earth in another brand?
- Warm Pumpernickel (Behr HDC-FL15-05) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Rural Earth warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Rural Earth as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.6; 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.