Dill Pickle (BM 2147-40)
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Dill Pickle (BM 2147-40) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dill Pickle
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Dill Pickle 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 Dill Pickle, 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 | Mélange Green | SW 6710 | 53 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Wheat Grass | PPU9-11 | 51.6 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Herb Cornucopia | 6005-5C | 52 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Jitterbug | 1118-4 | 50 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Dill Pickle (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Dill Pickle
Darker than Dill Pickle
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2147-40 |
| Hex | #C4C184 |
| RGB | 196, 193, 132 |
| HSL | 57°, 35%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 77.0, -8.3, 31.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dill Pickle (BM 2147-40), published as #C4C184
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dill Pickle (BM 2147-40)?
- Dill Pickle has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dill Pickle is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Dill Pickle in another brand?
- Herb Cornucopia (Valspar 6005-5C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Dill Pickle warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Dill Pickle as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 31.2; 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.