Brush Beige (BM CW-125)
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Brush Beige (BM CW-125) is a deep, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 38.3, so it reflects about 38 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brush Beige
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Brush Beige 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 Brush Beige, 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 | Outerbanks | SW 7534 | 39 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Harvest Brown | 710D-4 | 39 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Au Lait Ole | 3003-9C | 37 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Antelope | 15-09 | 39 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Brush Beige (LRV 38.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Brush Beige
Darker than Brush Beige
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CW-125 |
| Hex | #B8A387 |
| RGB | 184, 163, 135 |
| HSL | 34°, 26%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 38.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.1, 3.3, 17.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brush Beige (BM CW-125), published as #B8A387
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#C8AD86
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brush Beige (BM CW-125)?
- Brush Beige has an LRV of 38.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brush Beige is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Brush Beige in another brand?
- Antelope (PPG 15-09) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Brush Beige warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Brush Beige as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.4; 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.