Smoked Oyster (BM 2109-40)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Smoked Oyster (BM 2109-40) is a deep, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 23, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Smoked Oyster
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Smoked Oyster 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 Smoked Oyster, 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 | Poised Taupe | SW 6039 | 22 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Chocolate Chiffon | BNC-22 | 23.2 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Soft Rabbit Brown | 1002-9C | 23 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cinnamon Toast | 1017-5 | 22 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Smoked Oyster (LRV 23) by LRV.
Lighter than Smoked Oyster
Darker than Smoked Oyster
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2109-40 |
| Hex | #8E7F79 |
| RGB | 142, 127, 121 |
| HSL | 17°, 9%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.4, 4.7, 5.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Smoked Oyster (BM 2109-40), published as #8E7F79
#7E7677
#9E8879
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Benjamin Moore
More from Benjamin Moore
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Smoked Oyster (BM 2109-40)?
- Smoked Oyster has an LRV of 23. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Smoked Oyster is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Smoked Oyster in another brand?
- Poised Taupe (SW 6039) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Smoked Oyster warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Smoked Oyster as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.3; 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.