Mountain Moss (BM 2142-30)
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Mountain Moss (BM 2142-30) is a very deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 17.6, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mountain Moss
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mountain Moss 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 Mountain Moss, 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 | Sage Green Light | SW 2851 | 16 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Truly Olive | S350-6 | 16.5 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | City Arboretum | 6006-4C | 14 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Positively Palm | 1030-6 | 17 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Mountain Moss (LRV 17.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Mountain Moss
Darker than Mountain Moss
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2142-30 |
| Hex | #757055 |
| RGB | 117, 112, 85 |
| HSL | 51°, 16%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.0, -2.8, 15.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mountain Moss (BM 2142-30), published as #757055
#666754
#847954
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mountain Moss (BM 2142-30)?
- Mountain Moss has an LRV of 17.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mountain Moss is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mountain Moss in another brand?
- Truly Olive (Behr S350-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 2.3 (noticeably different).
- Is Mountain Moss warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mountain Moss as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.8; 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.