Will it look like this on my wall?

Not exactly. Screens vary and paint shifts with the light in the room. Pick up a sample before you commit to a wall — put it up for a full day so you see it in morning light, afternoon light and lamplight before the gallons get tinted.

Is it approved for my HOA?

That depends on your community, not on the color alone. Search your HOA to see its approved palette, then bring the scheme in and we will tell you how Pecos compares. Committees approve colors, not brands, so a Benjamin Moore can is fine as long as the color matches the approved sheet.

Which line for a west-facing exterior?

Benjamin Moore does not publish exterior guidance for AC-14, a specialty color, so ask us before you use it outside. Bring a photo of the wall to the counter and we will find the closest color that is rated for exterior use.

Can you match it in another brand?

We tint Benjamin Moore. AC-14 is a native Benjamin Moore formula, so there is nothing to approximate here — it comes out of the machine as published. If you have a Dunn-Edwards code, Benjamin Moore already has that formula too. For a chip or a lid with no code, bring it in and we will read it and tell you how close we can get.

Benjamin Moore Specialty Neutrals

Pecos

Name: Benjamin Moore Pecos (AC-14)
Brand: Benjamin Moore

A mid-tone, muted tan. Tinted at the counter in the Benjamin Moore lines below, while you wait.

Get this color mixed Book a color consult

AC-14LRV ≈ 38Specialty color

On the wall at Raintree as 1227: Classics, left bay, bottom band

Reading

LRV is how much light a color reflects, from 0 for black to 100 for pure white.

At an approximate LRV of 38 it absorbs roughly three-fifths of the light that falls on it.

Aura Interior and Regal Select Interior are the lines we would use indoors. It is a specialty color, so ask us before you use it outside.

It works across a whole room with good south-facing windows, and as a single wall, a cabinet body or an accent anywhere else.

Matte or eggshell on walls; satin holds up better on doors and high-touch trim.

Master Color Index

Code: AC-14
Collection: Specialty
Family: Neutrals
LRV (approximate): ≈ 38
Exterior: Specialty color — ask at the counter
Tints in: Every Benjamin Moore interior line we carry

Also known as

1227 Nutmegin the Benjamin Moore Classics® Collection

Same paint, published under one more code in other Benjamin Moore collections.

Works on

— Feature and accent walls
— Cabinet bodies

On the wall

A living room, steel windows to the desert, shown in Pecos — A living room, steel windows to the desert

A living room under a vaulted ceiling, shown in Pecos — A living room under a vaulted ceiling

A great room with a stone fireplace, shown in Pecos — A great room with a stone fireplace

Get it mixed

Every line below tints to AC-14. Pick the one that matches the surface.

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Tap a line for a quote in Pecos.

AC-14 is a specialty color outside the current Master Color Index, so call us before you choose an exterior line for it. Tinted while you wait at the counter. Ask for a quote and we’ll call back with the price and have it mixed for pickup; sample pints are mixed the same way.

Neighbors

Two steps lighter, two steps darker, and the one it gets confused with. Ranked by measured color distance.

San Carlos Tan1207LRV 42Four points lighter at about the same warmth. Also in Neutrals.
Winthrop PeachHC-55LRV 43Five points lighter at about the same warmth. Also in Neutrals.
Dark BuffCSP-320LRV 35Three points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Neutrals.
Metallic Gold2163-40LRV 35Three points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Neutrals.
IpanemaAF-245LRV 40The closest color in the catalog by measured distance. Two points lighter at about the same warmth.

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Questions

Will it look like this on my wall?
Not exactly. Screens vary and paint shifts with the light in the room. Pick up a sample before you commit to a wall — put it up for a full day so you see it in morning light, afternoon light and lamplight before the gallons get tinted.
Is it approved for my HOA?
That depends on your community, not on the color alone. Search your HOA to see its approved palette, then bring the scheme in and we will tell you how Pecos compares. Committees approve colors, not brands, so a Benjamin Moore can is fine as long as the color matches the approved sheet.
Which line for a west-facing exterior?
Benjamin Moore does not publish exterior guidance for AC-14, a specialty color, so ask us before you use it outside. Bring a photo of the wall to the counter and we will find the closest color that is rated for exterior use.
Can you match it in another brand?
We tint Benjamin Moore. AC-14 is a native Benjamin Moore formula, so there is nothing to approximate here — it comes out of the machine as published. If you have a Dunn‑Edwards code, Benjamin Moore already has that formula too. For a chip or a lid with no code, bring it in and we will read it and tell you how close we can get.