Dragon's Breath (BM 1547)
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Dragon's Breath (BM 1547) is a very deep, neutral brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 9.2, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dragon's Breath
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Dragon's Breath by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Dragon's Breath, 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 | Urbane Bronze | SW 7048 | 8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Black Bean | 790D-7 | 8.9 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Dark Oasis | 6011-4 | 8 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Licorice | 1009-7 | 8 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Dragon's Breath (LRV 9.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Dragon's Breath
Darker than Dragon's Breath
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1547 |
| Hex | #55514A |
| RGB | 85, 81, 74 |
| HSL | 38°, 7%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.6, 0.2, 4.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dragon's Breath (BM 1547), published as #55514A
#474849
#645A4A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dragon's Breath (BM 1547)?
- Dragon's Breath has an LRV of 9.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dragon's Breath is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dragon's Breath in another brand?
- Urbane Bronze (SW 7048) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dragon's Breath warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Dragon's Breath as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.7; 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.