Himalayan Trek (BM 1542)
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Himalayan Trek (BM 1542) is a medium, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 47.1, so it reflects about 47 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Himalayan Trek
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Himalayan Trek by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Himalayan Trek, 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 | Mindful Gray | SW 7016 | 48 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Glasgow Fog | HDC-NT-06G | 48.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Frappé | 6003-1B | 49 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Ghost Writer | 1007-3 | 48 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Himalayan Trek (LRV 47.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Himalayan Trek
Darker than Himalayan Trek
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1542 |
| Hex | #BEB8AE |
| RGB | 190, 184, 174 |
| HSL | 37°, 11%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 47.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.0, 0.4, 5.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Himalayan Trek (BM 1542), published as #BEB8AE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Himalayan Trek (BM 1542)?
- Himalayan Trek has an LRV of 47.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Himalayan Trek is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Himalayan Trek in another brand?
- Glasgow Fog (Behr HDC-NT-06G) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Himalayan Trek warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Himalayan Trek as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.8; 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.