Ground Ginger (Behr 380F-4)
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Ground Ginger (Behr 380F-4) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 59.5, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ground Ginger
Four Behr colors picked for Ground Ginger by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Ground Ginger, 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 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Heirloom Gold | 255 | 57.8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ancient Scroll | 3008-8B | 62 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Foothills | 1105-4 | 63 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Ground Ginger (LRV 59.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Ground Ginger
Darker than Ground Ginger
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 380F-4 |
| Hex | #D9CA9F |
| RGB | 217, 202, 159 |
| HSL | 44°, 43%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.6, -1.4, 23.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ground Ginger (Behr 380F-4), published as #D9CA9F
#C9C09E
#EAD49E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ground Ginger (Behr 380F-4)?
- Ground Ginger has an LRV of 59.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ground Ginger is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Ground Ginger in another brand?
- Heirloom Gold (BM 255) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ground Ginger warm or cool?
- Behr lists Ground Ginger as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. 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.