Ancient Oak (BM 940)
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Ancient Oak (BM 940) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 72.6, so it reflects about 73 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ancient Oak
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Ancient Oak 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 Ancient Oak, 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 | Restoration Ivory | SW 6413 | 75 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Cool Honeydew | S350-1A | 74.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Presidential White | 7006-15 | 75 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Vanilla Love | 1099-2 | 74 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Ancient Oak (LRV 72.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Ancient Oak
Darker than Ancient Oak
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 940 |
| Hex | #E6E1CB |
| RGB | 230, 225, 203 |
| HSL | 49°, 35%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.4, -2.0, 11.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ancient Oak (BM 940), published as #E6E1CB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ancient Oak (BM 940)?
- Ancient Oak has an LRV of 72.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ancient Oak is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Ancient Oak in another brand?
- Cool Honeydew (Behr S350-1A) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ancient Oak warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Ancient Oak as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.4; 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.