Bear Creek (BM 1470)
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Bear Creek (BM 1470) is a very deep, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 16.1, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bear Creek
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Bear Creek 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 Bear Creek, 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 | Porpoise | SW 7047 | 13 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Burnished Pewter | PPU24-04 | 14.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Falcon's Plume | 6002-2C | 14 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Granite | 1022-6 | 15 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Bear Creek (LRV 16.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Bear Creek
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1470 |
| Hex | #726A62 |
| RGB | 114, 106, 98 |
| HSL | 30°, 8%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.3, 1.6, 5.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bear Creek (BM 1470), published as #726A62
#636160
#817362
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bear Creek (BM 1470)?
- Bear Creek has an LRV of 16.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bear Creek is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bear Creek in another brand?
- Burnished Pewter (Behr PPU24-04) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bear Creek warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Bear Creek as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.6; 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.