Pocket Watch (Behr N290-5)
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Pocket Watch (Behr N290-5) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 40.7, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pocket Watch
Four Behr colors picked for Pocket Watch 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 Pocket Watch, 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 | Camelback | SW 6122 | 42 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Brunswick Beige | 1061 | 39.5 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Caraway Seed | 3005-9C | 40 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Rabbit | 15-11 | 44 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Pocket Watch (LRV 40.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Pocket Watch
Darker than Pocket Watch
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | N290-5 |
| Hex | #C2A781 |
| RGB | 194, 167, 129 |
| HSL | 35°, 35%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.0, 4.3, 23.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pocket Watch (Behr N290-5), published as #C2A781
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pocket Watch (Behr N290-5)?
- Pocket Watch has an LRV of 40.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pocket Watch is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pocket Watch in another brand?
- Brunswick Beige (BM 1061) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pocket Watch warm or cool?
- Behr lists Pocket Watch as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.3; 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.