Toasted Almond (BM 1098)
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Toasted Almond (BM 1098) is a deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 31.8, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Toasted Almond
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Toasted Almond 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 Toasted Almond, 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 | Rustic City | SW 7699 | 35 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Tapestry Gold | BNC-15 | 32.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Lioness | 3007-7A | 32 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tangled Twine | 1093-6 | 31 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Toasted Almond (LRV 31.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Toasted Almond
Darker than Toasted Almond
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1098 |
| Hex | #B39666 |
| RGB | 179, 150, 102 |
| HSL | 37°, 34%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 63.6, 4.2, 29.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Toasted Almond (BM 1098), published as #B39666
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Toasted Almond (BM 1098)?
- Toasted Almond has an LRV of 31.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Toasted Almond is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Toasted Almond in another brand?
- Tangled Twine (PPG 1093-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Toasted Almond warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Toasted Almond as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.3; 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.