French Horn (BM 195)
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French Horn (BM 195) is a deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 32.4, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with French Horn
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for French Horn 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 French Horn, 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 | Different Gold | SW 6396 | 32 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Townhouse Tan | 330D-6 | 34.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Corduroy | 3007-5A | 29 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Amaretto Sours | 1106-6 | 34 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to French Horn (LRV 32.4) by LRV.
Lighter than French Horn
Darker than French Horn
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 195 |
| Hex | #BF9652 |
| RGB | 191, 150, 82 |
| HSL | 37°, 46%, 54% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 32.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 64.6, 7.4, 41.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
French Horn (BM 195), published as #BF9652
#B08C52
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of French Horn (BM 195)?
- French Horn has an LRV of 32.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so French Horn is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to French Horn in another brand?
- Amaretto Sours (PPG 1106-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is French Horn warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists French Horn as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 41.3; 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.