Pining for You (BM 1512)
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Pining for You (BM 1512) is a very deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 19.7, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pining for You
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pining for You 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 Pining for You, 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 | Avocado | SW 2861 | 20 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Deserted Island | PPU8-24 | 20.3 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Ironclad | 5008-2B | 19 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Positively Palm | 1030-6 | 17 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Pining for You (LRV 19.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Pining for You
Darker than Pining for You
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1512 |
| Hex | #81795E |
| RGB | 129, 121, 94 |
| HSL | 46°, 16%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.9, -1.5, 16.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pining for You (BM 1512), published as #81795E
#72705D
#90825D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pining for You (BM 1512)?
- Pining for You has an LRV of 19.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pining for You is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pining for You in another brand?
- Ironclad (Valspar 5008-2B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Pining for You warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pining for You as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.0; 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.