Herbal Escape (BM 1487)
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Herbal Escape (BM 1487) is a deep, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Herbal Escape
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Herbal Escape by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Herbal Escape, 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 | Chatroom | SW 6171 | 41 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mountain Shade | ECC-47-1 | 40.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Hunter's White | 6002-1B | 42 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Olive It | 1032-3 | 40 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Herbal Escape (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Herbal Escape
Darker than Herbal Escape
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1487 |
| Hex | #AEAA9A |
| RGB | 174, 170, 154 |
| HSL | 48°, 11%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.5, -1.4, 8.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Herbal Escape (BM 1487), published as #AEAA9A
#9EA098
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Herbal Escape (BM 1487)?
- Herbal Escape has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Herbal Escape is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Herbal Escape in another brand?
- Olive It (PPG 1032-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Herbal Escape warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Herbal Escape as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.8; 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.