Fresco Urbain (BM 1253)
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Fresco Urbain (BM 1253) is a very deep, neutral brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 9.3, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fresco Urbain
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Fresco Urbain by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Fresco Urbain, 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 | Chateau Brown | SW 7510 | 8 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Spanish Raisin | 720B-7 | 8.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Virginia Soil | 1003-9A | 9 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Pretzel | 1017-7 | 9 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Fresco Urbain (LRV 9.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Fresco Urbain
Darker than Fresco Urbain
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1253 |
| Hex | #5F4E4B |
| RGB | 95, 78, 75 |
| HSL | 9°, 12%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.8, 6.6, 4.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fresco Urbain (BM 1253), published as #5F4E4B
#514649
#6E574B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fresco Urbain (BM 1253)?
- Fresco Urbain has an LRV of 9.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fresco Urbain is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fresco Urbain in another brand?
- Virginia Soil (Valspar 1003-9A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fresco Urbain warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Fresco Urbain as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.4; 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.