Pumpkin Seeds (BM 113)
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Pumpkin Seeds (BM 113) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 78.9, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pumpkin Seeds
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pumpkin Seeds by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Pumpkin Seeds, 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 | Morning Sun | SW 6672 | 80 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Lunaria | M280-2 | 81.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Basket | 7002-24 | 83 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Magnolia Spray | 1089-2 | 80 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Pumpkin Seeds (LRV 78.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Pumpkin Seeds
Darker than Pumpkin Seeds
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 113 |
| Hex | #F7E8CE |
| RGB | 247, 232, 206 |
| HSL | 38°, 72%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 78.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.6, 0.9, 14.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pumpkin Seeds (BM 113), published as #F7E8CE
#E6DECC
#FFF2CE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pumpkin Seeds (BM 113)?
- Pumpkin Seeds has an LRV of 78.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pumpkin Seeds is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pumpkin Seeds in another brand?
- Basket (Valspar 7002-24) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pumpkin Seeds warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pumpkin Seeds as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.5; 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.