Minced Ginger (Behr ICC-68)
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Minced Ginger (Behr ICC-68) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 44.8, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Minced Ginger
Four Behr colors picked for Minced 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 Minced 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 | Cool Avocado | SW 9029 | 46 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Burwell Green | CW-445 | 46.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Desert Grass | 3008-7C | 42 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cress Green | 1114-4 | 46 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Minced Ginger (LRV 44.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Minced Ginger
Darker than Minced Ginger
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | ICC-68 |
| Hex | #BDB387 |
| RGB | 189, 179, 135 |
| HSL | 49°, 29%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.8, -3.3, 23.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Minced Ginger (Behr ICC-68), published as #BDB387
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Minced Ginger (Behr ICC-68)?
- Minced Ginger has an LRV of 44.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Minced Ginger is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Minced Ginger in another brand?
- Cress Green (PPG 1114-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Minced Ginger warm or cool?
- Behr lists Minced Ginger as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.8; 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.