Pale Avocado (BM 2146-40)
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Pale Avocado (BM 2146-40) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 58.9, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Avocado
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Pale Avocado 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 Pale Avocado, 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 | Gleeful | SW 6709 | 66 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Wasabi | M340-4 | 59.2 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Olive Marinade | 6007-5C | 55 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Serene Scene | 1110-3 | 57 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Pale Avocado (LRV 58.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Avocado
Darker than Pale Avocado
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2146-40 |
| Hex | #D3CF8F |
| RGB | 211, 207, 143 |
| HSL | 56°, 44%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.1, -8.3, 32.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Avocado (BM 2146-40), published as #D3CF8F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Avocado (BM 2146-40)?
- Pale Avocado has an LRV of 58.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Avocado is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Avocado in another brand?
- Wasabi (Behr M340-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Pale Avocado warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Pale Avocado as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.4; 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.