Camouflage (BM 2143-40)
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Camouflage (BM 2143-40) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 55.5, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Camouflage
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Camouflage 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 Camouflage, 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 | Ancient Marble | SW 6162 | 60 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Organic Field | PPU9-19 | 53.5 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Greyed | 6001-1B | 55 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Skipping Stone | 1027-2 | 59 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Camouflage (LRV 55.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Camouflage
Darker than Camouflage
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2143-40 |
| Hex | #CBC7B0 |
| RGB | 203, 199, 176 |
| HSL | 51°, 21%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.0, -2.5, 12.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Camouflage (BM 2143-40), published as #CBC7B0
#BABDAE
#DCD1B0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Camouflage (BM 2143-40)?
- Camouflage has an LRV of 55.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Camouflage is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Camouflage in another brand?
- Organic Field (Behr PPU9-19) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Camouflage warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Camouflage as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.0; 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.