Marble Canyon (BM 227)
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Marble Canyon (BM 227) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 56.3, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Marble Canyon
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Marble Canyon 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 Marble Canyon, 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 | Ancestral Gold | SW 6407 | 62 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Welcome Walkway | PPF-23 | 57.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Dakota Trail | 6008-3B | 61 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sanctuary | 1026-2 | 59 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Marble Canyon (LRV 56.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Marble Canyon
Darker than Marble Canyon
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 227 |
| Hex | #D5C8A6 |
| RGB | 213, 200, 166 |
| HSL | 43°, 36%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.9, -0.9, 18.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Marble Canyon (BM 227), published as #D5C8A6
#C5BEA5
#E6D2A5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Marble Canyon (BM 227)?
- Marble Canyon has an LRV of 56.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Marble Canyon is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Marble Canyon in another brand?
- Sanctuary (PPG 1026-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Marble Canyon warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Marble Canyon as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.7; 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.