Beaujolais (BM 1259)
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Beaujolais (BM 1259) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 11, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Beaujolais
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Beaujolais 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 Beaujolais, 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 | Carriage Door | SW 7594 | 8 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Leather Bound | 170F-7 | 9.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Red Henna | 1008-7A | 11 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Chianti | 13-06 | 9 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Beaujolais (LRV 11) by LRV.
Lighter than Beaujolais
Darker than Beaujolais
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1259 |
| Hex | #774D4A |
| RGB | 119, 77, 74 |
| HSL | 4°, 23%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.3, 17.4, 9.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Beaujolais (BM 1259), published as #774D4A
#694549
#85564A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Beaujolais (BM 1259)?
- Beaujolais has an LRV of 11. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Beaujolais is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Beaujolais in another brand?
- Leather Bound (Behr 170F-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Beaujolais warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Beaujolais as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.1; 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.