Camel Back (BM 1103)
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Camel Back (BM 1103) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 40.1, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Camel Back
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Camel Back 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 Camel Back, 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 | Vintage Gold | SW 9024 | 41 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Butter Nut | HDC-AC-13 | 41 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Buckskin Pony | 3004-7C | 39 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Burnt Ivory | 15-08 | 41 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Camel Back (LRV 40.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Camel Back
Darker than Camel Back
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1103 |
| Hex | #CDA674 |
| RGB | 205, 166, 116 |
| HSL | 34°, 47%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.5, 7.7, 31.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Camel Back (BM 1103), published as #CDA674
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Camel Back (BM 1103)?
- Camel Back has an LRV of 40.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Camel Back is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Camel Back in another brand?
- Burnt Ivory (PPG 15-08) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Camel Back warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Camel Back as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 31.3; 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.