Natural Elements (BM 1515)
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Natural Elements (BM 1515) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 68.9, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Natural Elements
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Natural Elements 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 Natural Elements, 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 | Sagey | SW 6175 | 75 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Zero Degrees | HDC-WR15-1 | 69 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ancient Olive | 6001-3A | 72 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | I Miss You | 1113-1 | 70 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Natural Elements (LRV 68.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Natural Elements
Darker than Natural Elements
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1515 |
| Hex | #DEDBC7 |
| RGB | 222, 219, 199 |
| HSL | 52°, 26%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.2, -2.4, 10.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Natural Elements (BM 1515), published as #DEDBC7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Natural Elements (BM 1515)?
- Natural Elements has an LRV of 68.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Natural Elements is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Natural Elements in another brand?
- Zero Degrees (Behr HDC-WR15-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Natural Elements warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Natural Elements as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.2; 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.