Inner Balance (BM 1522)
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Inner Balance (BM 1522) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 56.4, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Inner Balance
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Inner Balance 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 Inner Balance, 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 | Ancient Marble | SW 6162 | 60 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Dune Grass | N340-2 | 55.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Greyed | 6001-1B | 55 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Skipping Stone | 1027-2 | 59 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Inner Balance (LRV 56.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Inner Balance
Darker than Inner Balance
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1522 |
| Hex | #CDC7B3 |
| RGB | 205, 199, 179 |
| HSL | 46°, 21%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.2, -1.3, 10.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Inner Balance (BM 1522), published as #CDC7B3
#BCBDB1
#DED1B3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Inner Balance (BM 1522)?
- Inner Balance has an LRV of 56.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Inner Balance is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Inner Balance in another brand?
- Dune Grass (Behr N340-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Inner Balance warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Inner Balance as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.8; 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.