Harvest Home (Behr MQ2-13)

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Harvest Home (Behr MQ2-13) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 44.6, so it reflects about 45 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Harvest Home
Four Behr colors picked for Harvest Home 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 Harvest Home, 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 | Dromedary Camel | SW 7694 | 44 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Bridgewater Tan | 1096 | 43.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Young At Heart | 3003-8A | 48 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cracker Bitz | 1087-5 | 46 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Harvest Home (LRV 44.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Harvest Home
Darker than Harvest Home
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ2-13 |
| Hex | #CBAE84 |
| RGB | 203, 174, 132 |
| HSL | 35°, 41%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 44.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.7, 4.5, 25.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Harvest Home (Behr MQ2-13), published as #CBAE84
#BCA483
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Harvest Home (Behr MQ2-13)?
- Harvest Home has an LRV of 44.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Harvest Home is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Harvest Home in another brand?
- Bridgewater Tan (BM 1096) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Harvest Home warm or cool?
- Behr lists Harvest Home as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.5; 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.