Fennel Seed (BM 1101)
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Fennel Seed (BM 1101) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 57.5, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fennel Seed
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Fennel Seed 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 Fennel Seed, 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 | Pale Yellow | SW 7691 | 61 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Almond Cookie | S300-3 | 57.4 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Sweet Treats | 3005-6B | 64 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Faint Fawn | 1089-4 | 59 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Fennel Seed (LRV 57.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Fennel Seed
Darker than Fennel Seed
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1101 |
| Hex | #E3C79D |
| RGB | 227, 199, 157 |
| HSL | 36°, 56%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.6, 3.8, 24.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fennel Seed (BM 1101), published as #E3C79D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fennel Seed (BM 1101)?
- Fennel Seed has an LRV of 57.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fennel Seed is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Fennel Seed in another brand?
- Faint Fawn (PPG 1089-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fennel Seed warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Fennel Seed as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.7; 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.