Winterwood (BM 1486)
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Winterwood (BM 1486) is a medium, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 51, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Winterwood
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Winterwood by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Winterwood, 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 | Soft Sage | SW 9647 | 50 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Biking Trail | N350-3 | 52.5 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sandy Sage | 5008-1C | 48 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Hurricane Haze | 1032-2 | 49 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Winterwood (LRV 51) by LRV.
Lighter than Winterwood
Darker than Winterwood
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1486 |
| Hex | #C1BFB1 |
| RGB | 193, 191, 177 |
| HSL | 53°, 11%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.2, -1.8, 7.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Winterwood (BM 1486), published as #C1BFB1
#B0B5AF
#D2C9B1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Winterwood (BM 1486)?
- Winterwood has an LRV of 51. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Winterwood is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Winterwood in another brand?
- Biking Trail (Behr N350-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Winterwood warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Winterwood as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.3; 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.