Sage Mountain (BM 1488)
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Sage Mountain (BM 1488) is a deep, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 28.5, so it reflects about 29 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sage Mountain
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sage Mountain 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 Sage Mountain, 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 | Canal Street | SW 9523 | 29 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Muted Sage | N350-5 | 27.7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sweet Carolina | 5008-2A | 29 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sylvan | 1032-4 | 29 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Sage Mountain (LRV 28.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Sage Mountain
Darker than Sage Mountain
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1488 |
| Hex | #95917F |
| RGB | 149, 145, 127 |
| HSL | 49°, 9%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 28.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 60.0, -1.7, 10.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sage Mountain (BM 1488), published as #95917F
#85877D
#A59B7F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sage Mountain (BM 1488)?
- Sage Mountain has an LRV of 28.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sage Mountain is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sage Mountain in another brand?
- Canal Street (SW 9523) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sage Mountain warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sage Mountain as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.1; 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.