Simple Pleasures (BM 1097)
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Simple Pleasures (BM 1097) is a deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Simple Pleasures
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Simple Pleasures by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Simple Pleasures, 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 | Downing Straw | SW 2813 | 43 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Winter Wheat | PMD-50 | 37.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Golden Popover | 3007-7C | 41 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Applesauce Cake | 1095-5 | 39 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Simple Pleasures (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Simple Pleasures
Darker than Simple Pleasures
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1097 |
| Hex | #C2A579 |
| RGB | 194, 165, 121 |
| HSL | 36°, 37%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.3, 4.4, 26.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Simple Pleasures (BM 1097), published as #C2A579
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Simple Pleasures (BM 1097)?
- Simple Pleasures has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Simple Pleasures is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Simple Pleasures in another brand?
- Applesauce Cake (PPG 1095-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Simple Pleasures warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Simple Pleasures as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.