Victorian Garden (BM 1531)
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Victorian Garden (BM 1531) is a deep, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 35.2, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Victorian Garden
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Victorian Garden 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 Victorian Garden, 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 | Herbal Wash | SW 7739 | 33 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Tent Green | N340-4 | 34.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Transitional Tan | 6008-2A | 39 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Olive Gray | 1027-4 | 39 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Victorian Garden (LRV 35.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Victorian Garden
Darker than Victorian Garden
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1531 |
| Hex | #A8A189 |
| RGB | 168, 161, 137 |
| HSL | 46°, 15%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 35.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.2, -1.6, 13.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Victorian Garden (BM 1531), published as #A8A189
#989787
#B8AB89
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Victorian Garden (BM 1531)?
- Victorian Garden has an LRV of 35.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Victorian Garden is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Victorian Garden in another brand?
- Tent Green (Behr N340-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Victorian Garden warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Victorian Garden as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.4; 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.