Mosaic Tile (BM 1517)
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Mosaic Tile (BM 1517) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 43.8, so it reflects about 44 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mosaic Tile
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mosaic Tile 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 Mosaic Tile, 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.
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Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1517 |
| Hex | #B9B396 |
| RGB | 185, 179, 150 |
| HSL | 50°, 20%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.7, -2.7, 15.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mosaic Tile (BM 1517), published as #B9B396
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mosaic Tile (BM 1517)?
- Mosaic Tile has an LRV of 43.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mosaic Tile is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Mosaic Tile in another brand?
- Seedling (Behr PPU9-09) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mosaic Tile warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mosaic Tile as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.6; 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.