Cafe Royal (BM 1130)
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Cafe Royal (BM 1130) is a deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 39.5, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cafe Royal
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cafe Royal 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 Cafe Royal, 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 | Deer Valley | SW 7720 | 40 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Pacific Bluffs | S240-4 | 39.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Friendly Tan | 2008-8A | 37 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Siesta Dreams | 1080-4 | 41 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Cafe Royal (LRV 39.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Cafe Royal
Darker than Cafe Royal
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1130 |
| Hex | #C5A485 |
| RGB | 197, 164, 133 |
| HSL | 29°, 36%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.6, 7.6, 20.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cafe Royal (BM 1130), published as #C5A485
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cafe Royal (BM 1130)?
- Cafe Royal has an LRV of 39.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cafe Royal is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cafe Royal in another brand?
- Deer Valley (SW 7720) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cafe Royal warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cafe Royal as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.6; 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.